Table 4 Prevalence and multiple logistic regression observations on risk factors associated with Hepatitis B surface antigen infection among blood donors at Debretabor General Hospital, South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017, N, 310
Variables | Total | HBsAg status | COR (95%CI) | P-value | AOR (95%CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | |||||||
Occupation | Employed | 143 | 8 (5.6) | 1.72(0.61–6.96) | 0.35 |  |  |
Day laborer | 25 | 5 (20.0) | 1.20(0.42–4.50) | 0.69 |  |  | |
House wife | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 3.11(0.30–13) | 0.15 |  |  | |
Student | 132 | 4 (3.0) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 25 | 2 (8.0) | 1.73(0.61–6.75) | 0.35 |  |  |
Primary school | 85 | 4 (4.8) | 3.70(1.20–9.03) | 0.45 |  |  | |
Secondary and above | 200 | 12 (6.0) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Marital status | Single | 175 | 7 (4.0) | 2.12(1.42–4.59) | 0.01 | 2.01(0.97–3.78) | 0.02 |
Married | 96 | 4 (6.2) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Widowed | 29 | 4 (13.8) | 3.16(0.56–12.4) | 0.19 | 2.45(0.40–5.96) | 0.09 | |
Divorced | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 0.21-(0.30–1.0) | 0.17 | 1.40(0.59–4.57) | 0.79 | |
Previous history of BT | Yes | 60 | 2 (3.3) | 1.67(1.25–3.92) | 0.63 |  |  |
No | 250 | 16 (6.4) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Multiple sexual partner | Yes | 81 | 11 (10.0) | 1.02(0.57–2.6) | 0.87 |  |  |
No | 229 | 7 (3.5) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
History of invasive procedure | Yes | 12 | 1 (8.3) | 1.59(0.79–2.99) | 0.11 | 1.25(0.40–5.20) | 0.50 |
No | 298 | 17 (5.7) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
History of tattooing | Yes | 34 | 3 (8.8) | 3.56(1.47–6.19) | 0.45 |  |  |
No | 276 | 15 (5.4) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Contact with family having liver disease | Yes | 49 | 2 (4.0) | 1.48(0.88–2.57) | 0.07 | 1.02-(0.01–2.07) | 0.60 |
No | 261 | 16 (6.1) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Needle-stick injury | Yes | 97 | 4 (4.1) | 1.18(0.68–4.49) | 0.68 |  |  |
No | 213 | 14 (6.6) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Communal use of sharp materials | Yes | 123 | 3 (2.4) | 3.11(0.79–13.7) | 0.14 |  |  |
No | 187 | 15 (8.0) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |
Ear pricing | Yes | 87 | 2 (2.3) | 1.68(0.73–2.51) | 0.24 |  |  |
No | 223 | 16 (7.2) | 1 | Â | Â | Â | |