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 2
Potential risk factors and prevalence of HBVsAg among pregnant women attending selected health facilities in East Wollega, West Oromia, Ethiopia, from July to September, 2014.
Risk factors
Response
HBsAg positive, n (%)
Total, n (%)
X2
p-value
Positive
Negative
Ear/Nose piercing in jeweler’s shop
Yes
0(0.0)
8 (100.0)
8((1.9)
0.198
0.656
No
10(2.4)
403(95.7)
413(98.1)
Tattooing on body
Yes
5(3.2)
149(96.8)
154(36.6)
0.795
0.373
No
5(1.9)
262(98.1)
267(63.4)
Dental extraction at home
Yes
2(3.6)
53(96.4)
55(13.1)
0.455
0.797
No
8(2.2)
357(97.8)
365(86.7)
Dental extraction at health facility
Yes
00(0.0)
102(100.0)
102(24.2)
3.275
0.070
No
10(3.1)
309(96.9)
319(75.8)
Circumcised
Yes
9(2.4)
361(97.6)
370(87.9)
0.043
0.836
No
1(2.0)
50(98.0)
51(12.1)
Abortion
Yes
0(0.0)
35(100.0)
35(8.3)
0.929
0.335
No
10(2.6)
376(97.4)
386(91.7)
History of STD
Yes
0(0.0)
48(100.0)
48(11.4)
1.31
0.251
No
10(2.7)
363(86.2)
373(88.6)
Shaving eye brow
Yes
00(0.0)
32(100.0)
32(7.6)
0.843
0.359
No
10(2.6)
379(97.4)
389(92.4)
Delivery by TBA (trained birth attendant)
Yes
4(5.2)
73(94.8)
77(18.3)
3.23
0.072
No
6(1.7)
338(98.3)
344(81.7)
Pervious delivery at health facility
Yes
2(2.5)
78(97.5)
80(19.0)
1.144
0.565
No
8(2.7)
291(97.3)
299(71.0)
Hospital admission
Yes
0(0.0)
46(100.0)
46(10.9)
1.257
0.262
No
10(2.7)
365(97.3)
375(89.1)
Surgical procedure
Yes
0(0.0)
18(100.0)
18(4.3)
0.458
0.0499
No
10(2.5)
393(97.5)
403(95.7)
Receiving blood transfusion
Yes
0(0.0)
8(100.0)
8(1.9)
0.198
0.656
No
10(2.4)
403(97.6)
413(98.1)
History of Contact with jaundiced Patient/Liver disease
