Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen among Febrile Patients in Ankpa, Kogi State, Nigeria

Table 1

HBV infection and potential risk factors of transmission.

Risk	No. tested	No. positive	OR	CI	value
1. Knowledge of HBV infection
Yes	42	3 (7.14)	0.79	0.22–2.89	0.72
No	158	14 (8.86)
2. Mouth-to-mouth kissing
Yes	128	17 (13.28)	0.00	0.00	0.001
No	72	0 (0.00)
3. Sharing of sharp objects
Yes	53	13 (24.53)	11.62	3.59–37.59	0.01
No	147	4 (2.72)
4. Multiple sexual partners
Yes	46	8 (17.39)	3.39	1.23–9.38	0.014
No	154	9 (5.84)
5. History of STDs
Yes	34	5 (14.71)	2.21	0.73–6.76	0.15
No	166	12 (7.23)
6. Use of condom
Yes	104	10 (9.62)	1.35	0.49–3.71	0.56
No	96	7 (7.29)
7. History of blood transfusion
Yes	48	13 (27.08)	13.74	4.22–44.71	0.01
No	152	4 (2.63)
8. History of surgery
Yes	34	6 (17.65)	3.02	1.03–8.83	0.04
No	166	11 (6.63)
9. Immunized for HBV
Yes	12	2 (16.67)	2.31	0.46–11.51	0.30
No	188	15 (7.98)
10. History of IDU
Yes	17	1 (5.89)	0.65	0.08–5.25	0.69
No	183	16 (8.74)
11. Tribal marks
Yes	62	5 (8.06)	0.92	0.31–2.74	0.88
No	138	12 (8.70)
12. Family history of HBV infection
Yes	12	3 (23.08)	4.14	1.01–17.06	0.04
No	188	14 (7.45)
13. Alcoholism
Yes	59	12 (20.33)	6.94	2.32–20.75	0.01
No	141	5 (3.55)