Research Article

Hepatitis B Knowledge, Testing, and Vaccination History among Undergraduate Public Health Students in Ghana

Table 6

Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with complete HBV vaccination.

FactorsOR (95% CI)P-valueAOR (95% CI)P-value

Sex0.0277
 Male11
 Female2.18 (1.13, 4.20)1.85 (1.04, 3.29)0.037
Age group (in years)0.1775
 <201
 20 – 300.85 (0.32, 2.30)
 31+1.03 (0.22, 4.83)
Level of study0.8022
 1st year1
 2nd year1.48 (0.62, 3.56)
 3rd year1.40 (0.49, 4.01)
 4th year1.05 (0.38, 2.94)
Programme of study0.5394
 Disease control1
 Health promotion0.62 (0.19, 1.97)
 Mental health0.49 (0.04, 5.29)
 Environmental health0.22 (0.04, 1.15)
 Health information1.71 (0.75, 3.92)
 Nutrition0.67 (0.31, 1.41)
Religious affiliation0.5064
 Christian1
 Muslim0.31 (0.05, 1.83)
 Traditionalist1.34 (0.14, 12.56)
Marital status0.2028
 Currently married/co-habiting1
 Never married1.78 (0.45, 6.95)
Type of student0.0015
 Top-up11
 Regular0.18 (0.04, 0.75)0.37 (0.19, 0.70)0.002
Permanent residential status0.3264
 Rural1
 Urban0.66 (0.31, 1.40)
Knowledge level0.3264
 Good1
 Moderate2.42 (0.63, 9.24)
 Poor1.82 (0.60, 5.47)