Research Article
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) |
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