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Table 4 Factors associated with the perception of being at greater risk of HBV infection with respect to the average person, KABP survey, France, 2010 (multivariate analysis)

From: Hepatitis B knowledge, perceptions and practices in the French general population: the room for improvement

 

%

Adjusted OR

CI 95%

Gender

   

 Men

7.7

1

 

 Women

7.4

0.9

0.8-1.1

Age (in years)

   

 18–30

5.1

1

 

 31–44

8.4

1.7

1.3-2.3

 45–54

10.8

2.2

1.7-2.9

 55-69

5.5

1.0

0.7-1.3

Educational level

   

 No educational qualification

9.8

1

 

 CAP/BEP/BEPC (vocational diplomas)

7.9

0.7

0.5-0.95

 Secondary school certificate

5.8

0.6

0.4-0.8

 Higher education qualification

7.5

0.7

0.5-0.9

Net monthly income per household

   

 <2,000 €

7.4

1

 

 2,000–2,999 €

7.5

1.1

0.9-1.4

 ≥ 3,000 €

7.5

1.1

0.8-1.4

 Did not wish to share this information/ Did not know

11.5

1.8

1.03-3.2

Area of residence

   

 Outside the Ile-de-France administrative district

7.6

1

 

 Ile-de-France administrative district (which includes Paris)

7.4

0.9

0.8-1.2

Living in a couple or a stable relationship

   

 No

8.3

1

 

 Yes

7.3

0.8

0.6-0.95

Knowing someone in circle of family and friends who was infected

   

 No

6.9

1

 

 Yes

9.9

1.5

1.2-1.8

Having a good level of knowledge about HBV transmission modes

   

 No

7.4

1

 

 Yes

7.9

1.1

0.9-1.3

HBV endemicity in country of birth1

   

 Low

7.5

1

 

 Intermediate or high

8.3

1.1

0.8-1.4

Intravenous drug use in one’s lifetime

   

 No

7.6

1

 

 Yes

7.9

0.7

0.2-2.4

  1. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
  2. 1 See the footnote 3 in Table 1 .