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. 2022 Jul;10(14):773. doi: 10.21037/atm-22-2748

Table 5. Factors associated with low knowledge scores about the prevention of the MTCT of HBV.

Variable B P OR (95% CI)
Education level (ref: junior high or below)
   Senior high school −0.350 0.481 0.705 (0.266–1.865)
   College or above −1.461 0.002 0.232 (0.091–0.591)
Employment status (ref: unemployed)
   Employed (including freelance) −0.649 0.159 0.522 (0.212–1.291)
Previous live births (ref: 0)
   ≥1 −0.218 0.597 0.804 (0.359–1.804)
Length of hepatitis B history (years) (ref: ≥1)
   <1 0.073 0.914 0.701 (0.125–3.917)
Previous visits to the Department of Infectious Disease before pregnancy (ref: 0)
   ≥1 −2.486 0.003 0.083 (0.016–0.427)

MTCT, mother-to-child transmission; HBV, hepatitis B virus; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.