Table 4 Association of potential risk factors and hepatitis B virus infection among study subjects
Variables | HBV status | COR(CI) | AOR(CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | ||||
History of abortion | |||||
 Yes | 4(4.3) | 91(95.7) | 0.933(0.297–2.934) | 0.528(0.135–2.06) | 0.358 |
 No | 13(4.5) | 276(95.5) | 1 | 1 |  |
Surgical operation | |||||
 Yes | 1(2.2) | 45(97.8) | 0.447(0.058–3.454) | 0.367(0.035–3.822) | 0.402 |
 No | 16(4.7) | 322(95.3) | 1 | 1 |  |
Blood transfusion | |||||
 Yes | 1(11.1) | 8(89.9) | 2.805(0.331–23.798) | 2.136(0.177–25.735) | 0.550 |
 No | 16(4.3) | 359(95.7) | 1 |  |  |
Ear piercing | |||||
 Yes | 10(4.6) | 207(95.4) | 1.097(0.409–2.946) | 0.532(0.171–1.657) | 0.276 |
 No | 7(4.2) | 160(95.8) | 1 | 1 |  |
Exposure to unsafe injection | |||||
 Yes | 3(8.1) | 34(91.9) | 2.099(0.574–7.67) | 3.288(0.727–14.875) | 0.122 |
 No | 14(4.0) | 333(96.0) | 1 | 1 |  |
Dental extraction | |||||
 Yes | 11(9.7) | 102(90..3) | 4.763(1.376–10.014) | 4.104(1.276–13.201) | 0.018* |
 No | 6(2.2) | 265(97.8) | 1 | 1 |  |
History of house hold contact | |||||
 Yes | 5(20) | 20(80.0) | 7.229(2.320–22.524) | 5.475(1.472–20.368) | 0.011* |
 No | 12(3.3) | 347(96.7) | 1 | 1 |  |
History of multiple sexual exposure | |||||
 Yes | 12(9.5) | 114(90.5) | 5.326(1.833–15.473) | 5.041(1.580–16.076) | 0.006* |
 No | 5(1.9) | 253(98.1) | 1 | 1 |  |
Delivery by traditional birth attendants | |||||
 Yes | 12(7.2) | 155(92.8) | 3.794(0.481–29.917) | 4.100(0.195–86.129) | 0.024* |
 No | 1(2.0) | 49(98.0) | 1 | 1 |  |