Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Selected Health Facilities in East Wollega Zone, West Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 1
Prevalence of HBs Ag and HCV infection in relation to sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women attending the selected health facilities in East Wollega, West Oromia, Ethiopia, from July to September, 2014.
Characteristics
Total, n (%)
HBV infection
HCV infection
Positive, n (%)
COR (95%CI)
P-value
Positive, n (%)
COR (95%CI)
P-value
Address
Urban
254(60.3)
2(0.8)
0.16(0.03-0.75)
0.020
17(6.7)
0.63(0.31-1.27)
0.202
Rural
167(39.7)
8(4.8)
1
17(10.2)
1
Occupation
Employed
69(16.4)
1(1.4)
0.56(0.07-4.49)
0.586
9(13.0)
1.96(0.87-4.41)
0.103
House wife
352(83.6)
9(2.6)
1
25(7.1)
1
Monthly Income
≤500
207(49.2)
5(2.4)
0.88(0.36-2.15)
0.688
21(10.1)
1.69(0.56-5.13)
0.351
501-1, 499
150(35.6)
4(2.7)
0.58(0.06-5.28)
0.629
9(6.0)
0.95(0.28-3.23)
0.944
≥1, 500
64(15.2)
1(1.6)
1
4(6.2)
1
Maternal age
18-24
285(67.7)
6(2.1)
1.55(0.18-13.59)
0.281
23(8.1)
1.22(0.15-9.77)
0.845
25-31
121(28.7)
3(2.5)
1.73(0.18-15.75)
0.385
10(8.3)
1.26(0.15-10.61)
0.831
≥31
15(3.6)
1(6.7)
1
1(6.7)
1
Education level
Illiterate
107(25.4)
3(2.8)
1.15(0.25-5.23)
0.860
5(4.7)
0.35(0.12-1.09)
0.072
Primary
151(35.9)
3(2.0)
0.81(0.17-3.66)
0.780
13(8.6)
0.94(0.44-1.99)
0.870
2° and above
163(38.7)
4(2.5)
1
16(9.8)
Religion
Orthodox
120(28.5)
4(3.3)
1.40(0.39-5.06)
0.606
10(8.3)
1.10(0.49-2.45)
0.806
Muslim
46(10.9)
0(0.0)
0(0)
4(8.7)
1.16(0.37-3.57)
0.799
Other
5(1.2)
0(0.0)
0(0)
1(20.0)
3.04(0.32-28.57)
0.331
Protestant
250(59.4)
6(2.4)
1
19(7.6)
1
Ethnic
Amhara
22(5.2)
1(4.5)
2.21(0.26-18.54)
0.463
1(4.5)
0.54(0.07-4.12)
0.549
Other
19(4.5)
1(5.3)
2.58(0.31-21.78)
0.383
2(10.5)
1.32(0.29-5.99)
0.715
Oromo
380(90.3)
8(2.1)
1
31(8.2)
1
Marital status
Married
406(96.4)
9 (2.2)
0.312(0.04-2.68)
0.292
32(7.9)
0.55(0.12-2.57)
0.453
Other
15(3.6)
1(6.7)
1
2(13.3)
1
Gestational stage
1st trimester
66(15.7)
2(3.0)
1.74(0.28-10.65)
0.549
7(10.6)
1.14(0.45-2.92)
0.781
2nd trimester
185(43.9)
5(2.7)
1.55(0.36-6.57)
0.555
11(5.9)
0.61(0.27-1.35)
0.222
3rd trimester
170(40.4)
3(1.8)
1
16(9.4)
1
Parity
Primigravida
220(52.3)
4(1.8)
0.59(0.11-3.31)
0.551
8(10.3)
2.10(0.60-7.30)
0.243
Gravidity
135(32.1)
4(3.0)
0.97(0.17-5.47)
0.979
15(7.9)
1.86(0.50-6.92)
0.353
Multigravid
66(15.7)
2(3.0)
1
11(7.2)
1
Number of live birth
(0)1st pregnancy
224(53.2)
4(1.8)
0.45(0.08-2.55)
0.370
20(9.1)
2.58(0.58-11.39)
0.209
≤2
145(34.4)
4(2.8)
0.71(0.13-.99)
0.697
11(8.1)
2.052(0.44-9.58)
0.361
≥3
52(12.4)
2(3.8)
1
3(4.5)
1
Study Institutions
NHC
150(35.7)
3(2.0)
0.52(0.10-2.62)
0.426
10(6.7)
1.34(0.41-4.41)
0.631
NRH
85(20.2)
0(0.0)
0(0)
0.997
8(9.3)
1.92(0.55-6.65)
0.302
GHC
29(6.9)
0(0.0)
0(0)
0.998
6(20.7)
4.89(1.27-18.84)
0.021
SHC
77(18.3)
4(5.2)
1.38(0.30-6.42)
0.675
6(7.8)
1.58(0.43-5.85)
0.490
AGHC
79(18.8)
3(3.8)
1
4(5.1)
1
=statically significant (P<0.05), 1 =reference group, COR= crude odd ratio, AOR=adjusted odd ratio 95,C.I=95 confidence interval, NHC=Nekemte Health Center, NRH= Nekemte Referral Hospital, GHC=Getema Health Center, SHC=Sire Health Center, AGHC=Arjio Gudatu Health Center.
