Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariable analysis of sociodemographic and self-reported associated factors for anti-HBc positivity among children at Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2018
| Anti-HBc of children | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Total | Positive | |||||
| No. | (%) | No. | (%) | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-Value | |
| Age in years | |||||||
| 5 & 6 | 226 | (50.1) | 32 | (14.2) | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 & 8 | 225 | (49.9) | 56 | (24.9) | 2.01 (1.24, 3.25) | 1.46 (0.80, 2.66) | 0.221 |
| History of day care | |||||||
| No | 306 | (67.8) | 58 | (19.0) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 145 | (32.2) | 30 | (20.7) | 1.12 (0.68, 1.83) | 0.664 | |
| Average monthly income | |||||||
| > 2000 ETB | 296 | (65.6) | 46 | (15.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| ≤ 2000 ETB | 155 | (34.4) | 42 | (27.1) | 2.02 (1.26, 3.24) | 2.15 (1.25, 3.72) | 0.006* |
| History of hospital admission | |||||||
| No | 419 | (92.9) | 79 | (18.9) | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 32 | (7.1) | 9 | (28.1) | 1.68 (0.75, 3.78) | 1.14 (0.38, 3.45) | 0.593 |
| History of injectable medications | |||||||
| No | 415 | (92.0) | 78 | (18.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 36 | (8.0) | 10 | (27.8) | 1.66 (0.77, 3.59) | 1.33 (0.46, 3.82) | 0.593 |
| Place of birth | |||||||
| Health facility | 270 | (59.9) | 27 | (10.0) | 1 | 1 | |
| Home | 181 | (40.1) | 61 | (33.7) | 4.58 (2.77, 7.57) | 2.82 (1.58, 5.06) | < 0.001* |
| History of vaccination | |||||||
| No | 215 | (47.7) | 63 | (29.3) | 3.50 (2.11, 5.81) | 2.45 (1.41, 4.27) | 0.002* |
| Yes | 236 | (52.3) | 25 | (10.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Family history of liver disease | |||||||
| No | 425 | (94.2) | 82 | (19.3) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 26 | (5.8) | 6 | (23.1) | 1.26 (0.49, 3.22) | 0.637 | |
| Sero-status of mother for HBsAg | |||||||
| Negative | 419 | (92.9) | 76 | (18.1) | 1 | 1 | |
| Positive | 32 | (7.1) | 12 | (37.5) | 2.71 (1.27, 5.78) | 2.59 (1.13, 5.96) | 0.025* |