Research Article

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 6

Logistic regressions between knowledge, practice responses, and sociodemographic characteristics of women attending ANC in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, in 2018.

VariablesKnowledgeAOR
95% CI
valuePracticeAOR
95% CI
value
Poor
(%)
Good
(%)
Poor
(%)
Good
(%)

Age
 15-26149 (42.1)50 (14.1)1.01 (0.3-3.3)0.991161 (45.5)38 (10.7)0.71 (0.2-0.2.3)0.56
 27-3899 (28.0)40 (11.3)1.2 (0.36-3.98)0.751109 (30.8)30 (8.5)0.82 (0.3-2.7)0.75
 39-4912 (3.4)4 (1.1)12 (3.4)4 (1.1)0.134
Residence
 Urban190 (53.7)81 (22.9)2.3 (1.2-4.4)0.012204 (57.6)67 (18.9)5.1 (1.9-13.2)0.012
 Rural70 (19.8)13 (3.7)78 (22)5 (1.4)
Marital status
 Single20 (5.6)9 (2.5)0.9926 (7.3)3 (0.8)0.99
 Married235 (66.4)85 (24)0.99251 (70.9)69 (19.5)0.99
 Divorced5 (1.4)0 (0)5 (1.4)0 (0)
Religion
 Orthodox222 (62.7)85 (24)1.1 (0.2-5.8)0.86246 (69.5)61 (17.2)0.74 (0.2-3.7)0.72
 Muslim32 (9)7 (2)0.6 (0.1-3.9)0.6430 (8.5)9 (2.5)0.9 (0.2-5.3)0.9
 Protestant6 (1.7)2 (0.6)6 (1.7)2 (0.6)
Educational status
 No formal education at all80 (22.6)14 (4)0.3 (0.14-0.58)0.00187 (24.6)7 (2)0.1 (0.1-0.35)0.000
 Able to read and write4 (1.1)0 (0)0.994 (1.1)0 (0)0.99
 Elementary74 (20.9)25 (7.1)0.5 (0.3-1.0)0.0683 (23.4)16 (4.5)0.34 (0.2-0.7)0.003
 Secondary54 (15.3)25 (7.1)0.74 (0.4-1.4)0.3758 (16.4)21 (5.9)0.65 (0.3-1.3)0.21
 College and above48 (13.6)30 (8.5)50 (14.1)28 (7.9)
Occupation
 Self-employed44 (12.4)12 (3.4)0.72 (0.3-1.8)0.4943 (12.1)13 (3.7)0.9 (0.35-2.3)0.84
 Government36 (10.2)29 (8.2)2.1 (0.9-4.9)0.08240 (11.3)25 (7.1)1.8 (0.8-4.4)0.15
 Housewife151 (42.7)42 (11.9)0.7 (0.3-1.6)0.43169 (47.7)24 (6.8)0.4 (0.2-0.98)0.45
 Not employed29 (8.2)11 (3.1)30 (8.5)10 (2.8)
Income/month
 <500194 (54.8)57 (16.1)1.7 (1.0-3.0)0.05216 (61)35 (9.9)2.5 (1.4-4.5)0.03
 500-300053 (15)27 (7.6)2.7 (1-7.2)0.0457 (16.1)23 (6.5)9.6 (3.5-26.6)0.000
 3001-50010 (2.8)8 (2.3)2.6 (0.4-13.9)0.377 (2)11 (3.1)9.3 (1.5-57.4)0.85
 >50003 (0.8)2 (0.6)2 (0.6)3 (0.8)