Table 3.
Risk factors between HBsAg (+) and HBsAg (−) groups
| Total | HBsAg (+) | HBsAg (−) | P value | |
| (n=203) | (n=20) | (n=183) | ||
| Frequency of exposure to blood and bodily fluids, n (%) | (n=197) | (n=20) | (n=177) | 0.054 |
| Every day | 141 (71.57) | 18 (90) | 123 (69.49) | |
| Not every day | 56 (28.4) | 2 (10) | 54 (30.51) | |
| Family member with viral hepatitis, n (%) | (n=203) | (n=20) | (n=183) | <0.0001 |
| Only HBV | 39 (19.21) | 12 (60) | 27 (14.75) | |
| Only HCV | 3 (1.48) | 0 | 3 (1.64) | |
| Both HBV and HCV | 6 (2.96) | 0 | 6 (3.28) | |
| None | 135 (66.50) | 6 (30) | 129 (70.49) | |
| Don't know and did not answer | 20 (9.85) | 2 (10) | 18 (9.84) | |
| Family with HBV vaccination, n (%) | (n=185) | (n=18) | (n=167) | 0.297 |
| Yes | 147 (79.46) | 16 (88.89) | 131 (78.44) | |
| Last time of health check-up with HBV screening, n (%) | (n=201) | (n=20) | (n=181) | 0.750 |
| Last 6 months | 106 (52.74) | 10 (50) | 96 (53.04) | |
| 6 months to 1 year | 30 (14.93) | 3 (15) | 27 (14.92) | |
| More than 1 year | 32 (15.92) | 5 (25) | 27 (14.92) | |
| Health check without HBV screening | 29 (14.43) | 2 (10) | 27 (14.92) | |
| No health check-up | 4 (1.99) | 0 | 4 (2.21) | |
| Health check-up with HBV screening paid by, n (%) | (n=166) | (n=18) | (n=148) | 0.130 |
| Self | 33 (19.88) | 6 (33.33) | 27 (18.24) | |
| Employer | 133 (80.12) | 12 (66.67) | 121 (81.76) | |
| Any medical conditions, n (%) | (n=199) | (n=) | (n=179) | |
| Yes | 30 (15.08) | 6 (30) | 24 (13.41) | 0.0492 |
| History of transfusion, n (%) | (n=199) | (n=20) | (n=179) | 0.8383 |
| Yes | 12 (6.03) | 1 (5) | 11 (6.15) | |
| Having tattoo, n (%) | (n=199) | (n=20) | (n=179) | 0.9133 |
| Yes | 11 (5.53) | 1 (5) | 10 (5.59) | |
| Use of addictive drugs, n (%) | (n=199) | (n=20) | (n=179) | 0.6347 |
| Yes | 2 (1.01) | 0 | 2 (1.12) | |
| Sharing needles, n (%) | (n=201) | (n=20) | (n=181) | <0.0001 |
| Yes | 2 (1) | 2 (10) | 0 | |
| Use of immunosuppressants or steroids, n (%) | (n=201) | (n=19) | (n=182) | 0.5137 |
| Yes | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (1.10) | |
| No | 189 (94.03) | 19 (100) | 170 (93.41) | |
| Not sure | 10 (4.97) | 0 | 10 (5.49) | |
| Contact with sex workers, n (%) | (n=202) | (n=20) | (n=182) | |
| Often | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.55) | |
| Sometimes | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Never | 201 (99.5) | 20 (100) | 181 (99.45) | |
| In LGBT community, n (%) | (n=202) | (n=20) | (n=182) | |
| Yes | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.55) | |
| Use of condoms, n (%) | (n=183) | (n=18) | (n=165) | 0.2172 |
| Always | 34 (18.58) | 2 (11.11) | 32 (19.39) | |
| Sometimes | 42 (22.95) | 7 (38.89) | 35 (21.21) | |
| Never | 107 (58.47) | 9 (50) | 98 (59.39) | |
| Partners were screened for HBV/HCV, n (%) | (n=191) | (n=18) | (n=173) | 0.1218 |
| Yes | 128 (67.02) | 15 (83.33) | 113 (65.32) | |
| Received hepatitis B vaccination, n (%) | (n=200) | (n=20) | (n=180) | 0.0001 |
| Yes | 142 (71) | 6 (30) | 136 (75.56) |
Statisitically significant values are indicated in bold.
HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; HCW, healthcare workers; LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.