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. 2022 Jan 21;17(1):e0262126. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262126

Table 2. Factors associated with hepatitis B immune response among vaccinated healthcare workers (n = 266) in Gulu and Lira regional referral hospitals, October-December 2021.

Characteristic Description Immune response (≥10mIU/mL)
n (%)
cPR 95% CI aPR 95%CI P-value
Age (years) 18–25 74 (27.8) 1 1
26–35 110 (41.4) 1.00 0.93–1.08 0.99 0.92–1.07 0.854
36+ 65 (24.4) 0.99 0.91–1.08 0.93 0.79–1.09 0.357
Sex Female 133 (50) 1 1
Male 116 (43.6) 1.01 0.95–1.08 1.06 0.98–1.14 0.162
Specialty Allied Health 25 (9.4) 1 1
Doctors 14 (5.3) 0.91 0.74–1.11 0.86 0.66–1.13 0.277
Nurse/Midwife 116 (43.6) 1.01 0.85–1.08 1.04 0.94–1.15 0.463
Pharmacist 2 (0.8) 0.69 0.31–1.55 0.51 0.13–2.03 0.341
Lab. Technician 56 (21.1) 0.94 0.84–1.05 0.96 0.85–1.08 0.500
Others 35 (13.2) 0.96 0.85–1.08 0.99 0.88–1.13 0.992
Year vaccine intake 2000–2009 9 (3.4) 1 1
2010–2020 240 (90.2) 0.93 0.90–0.96 0.94 0.9–0.97 <0.001
Age at vaccination 15–25 133 (50) 1 1
26–35 85 (31.9) 0.97 0.90–1.04 1.02 0.92–1.14 0.693
36+ 31 (11.7) 1.03 0.95–1.11 1.10 0.93–1.31 0.264
Vaccine schedule (months) 0, 1,12 1 (0.4) 1 1
0, 1, 6 202 (75.9) 0.94 0.91–0.97 1.07 1.0–1.11 <0.001
0, 2, 4 2 (0.8) 1 1 1.000
0, 3, 6 1 (0.4) 1 1 1.000
Do not recall 1 (0.4) 1 1 1.000
Received booster No 246 (92.5) 1
Yes 3 (1.1) 1.07 1.04–1.10 1.07 1.0–1.11 <0.001