Research Article

Seroprevalence and Associated Factors of HBV and HCV among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of the factors associated with the HBV among pregnant women attending ANC at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.

VariablesCategoryHBsAgCOR (CI)AOR (CI) value
Pos (%)Neg (%)

ResidentUrban29 (6.9)223 (52.8)0.72 (0.408–1.279)
1
1.897 (0.885–4.067)
1
0.1
Rural26 (6.1)144 (34.1)

Marital statusMarried50 (11.8)356 (34.3)0.86 (0.118–1.260)
1
2.47 (0.455–13.439)
1
0.295
Single1 (0.2%)
Divorce4 (0.9)11 (2.6)

Gestational statusFirst13 (3.0)139 (32.9)1.991 (0.987–4.15)
1
0.791 (0.305–2.051)
1
0.397
Second27 (6.3)145 (34.5)
Tertiary15 (3.5)83 (19.6)

History of blood transfusionYes26 (52.0)24 (48.0)12.8 (6.54–25.08)
1
14.2 (5.81–34.526)
1
0.001
No29 (7.8)343 (92.2)

SurgeryYes17 (48.6)18 (51.4)8.67 (4.13–18.23)
1
0.37 (0.84–1.65)
1
0.193
No38 (9.8)349 (90.2)

TattooYes23 (42.6)31 (57.4)7.79 (4.07–14.922)
1
3.99 (1.1–14.36)
1
0.034
No32 (8.7)336 (91.3)

Dental therapyYes26 (41.3)37 (58.7)8 (4.26–15.0)
1
4.9 (1.412–17.025)
1
0.012
No29 (8.1)330 (91.9)

AOR: adjusted odds ratio; COR: crude odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.