Table 3.
Bivariable and multivariable results of computed variables affecting knowledge of participants regarding HBV among health science students in Woldia University, 2019.
| Variables | Knowledge | ||||
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| Poor | Good | COR | AOR | CI (95%) | |
| Age in years | |||||
| 15–19 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 20–24 | 79 | 91 | 1.297 | 1.396 | 0.185–10.560 |
| 25–29 | 14 | 11 | 0.786 | 0.747 | 0.087–6.442 |
| ≥30 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
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| Sex | |||||
| Male | 46 | 58 | 0.984 | 0.345 | 0.0123–0.962 |
| Female | 39 | 46 | |||
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| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 40 | 48 | 0.33 | 1.54 | 0.788–3.039 |
| Rural | 56 | 56 | |||
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| Field of study | |||||
| Nursing | 26 | 20 | 0.492 | 0.071 | 0.019–0.258 |
| Health officer | 21 | 24 | 0.731 | 0.131 | 0.037–0.458 |
| Midwifery | 33 | 25 | 0.891 | 0.269 | 0.084–0.854 |
| Medical laboratory | 16 | 35 | |||
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| Academic year | |||||
| Second-year | 29 | 14 | |||
| Third-year | 35 | 40 | 2.367 | 8.0 | 2.57-24.8 ∗ |
| Fourth-year | 32 | 50 | 3.327 | 14.0 | 4.17-44.0 ∗ |
AOR = adjusted odds ratio; COR= crude odds ratio. ∗Significantly associated.