Prevalence, Infectivity, and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women in Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: Implication of Screening to Control Mother-to-Child Transmission

Table 2

Risk factors associated with HBsAg positivity among pregnant women in Yirgalem Hospital, October 2015 to August 2016.

Risk factors	Total women	HBsAg (N=34)	COR(95%CI)	aOR(95%CI)	p-value
	(N = 475)	Positive (%)
Place of birth
No birth	146(30.7)	8(5.5)	1
Home	93(19.6)	7(7.5)	1.40(0.49-4.01)
Health institution	236(49.7)	19(8.1)	1.51(0.64-3.55)
Surgery
Yes	82(17.3)	7(8.5)	1.27(0.53-3.01)
No	393(82.7)	27(6.9)	1
Blood transfusion
Yes	23(4.8)	1(4.3)	0.58(0.08-4.42)
No	452(95.2)	33(7.3)	1
Tattooing
Yes	91(19.2)	5(5.5)	0.71(0.27-189)
No	384(80.8)	29(7.6)	1
Tooth extraction
Yes	132(27.8)	8(6.1)	0.79(0.35-1.78)
No	343(72.2)	26(7.6)	1
Multiple sexual partner
Yes	43(9.1)	7(16.3)	2.92(1.19-7.16)	2.94(1.17-7.41)	0.02
No	432(90.9)	27(6.2)	1
Family history of liver disease
Yes	23(4.8)	1(4.3)	0.58(0.08-4.42)
No	452(95.2)	33(7.3)	1
Abortion
Yes	67(14.1)	5(7.5)	1.05(0.39-2.82)
No	408(85.9)	29(7.1)	1
DM
Yes	28(5.9)	3(10.7)	1.61(0.46-5.63)
No	447(94.1)	31(6.9)	1
HIV
Yes	48(10.1)	10(20.8)	4.42(1.97-9.93)	4.44(1.96-10.08)	0.001
No	427(89.9)	24(5.6)	1

Data were shown as N (%); N: number; HBsAg: hepatitis B surface antigen; DM: diabetes mellitus; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus.