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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and sero-prevalence of HBV infection status among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Gambella hospital March 10–April 15, 2017. (N = 253)

From: Sero-prevalence of hepatitis B virus and associated factors among pregnant women in Gambella hospital, South Western Ethiopia: facility based cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Number (%)

HBV

Crude Odds Ratio(95% CI)

Positive

Negative

Age

16–20

72 (28.5%)

7 (9.72%)

66 (90.28%)

1.55 (.47–5.13)

21–25

104 (41.1%)

8 (7.69%)

96 (92.31%)

1.20 (.38–3.82)

≥26

77 (30.4%)

5 (6.49%)

72 (93.51%)

1

Ethnicity

Oromo

63 (24.9%)

4 (6.35%)

59 (93.65%)

1

Agnuwak

56 (22.1%)

6 (10.7%)

50 (89.3%)

1.77 (.47,6.63)

Amhara

43 (17%)

2 (4.65%)

41 (95.35%)

0.72 (.13,4.11)

Tigre

31 (12.3%)

1 (3.2%)

30 (96.8%)

0.49 (.05,4.59)

Others

60 (23.7%)

7 (11.7%)

53 (88.3%)

1.95 (.54,7.03)

Educational Status

Cannot read and write

19 (7.5%)

1 (5.26%)

18 (94.74%)

1.18 (.14,10.3)

1–8

80 (31.6%)

12 (15%)

68 (85%)

3.71 (1.39,9.83)*

≥9

154 (60.9%)

7 (4.55%)

147 (95.45%)

1

Residence

Urban

239 (94.5)

19 (7.95%)

220 (92.05%)

1

Rural

14 (5.5)

1 (7.14%)

13 (92.86%)

0.89 (.11,7.18)

Occupation

Unemployed

149 (58.9)

18 (12.08%)

131 (87.92%)

7.01 (1.59,30.89)*

Employed

104 (41.1)

2 (1.92%)

102 (98.08%)

1