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Table 3 Crude and adjusted correlates of HBV infection among pregnant women attending antenatal care in the Guidiguis health district, December 2013-March 2014

From: Prevalence, infectivity and correlates of hepatitis B virus infection among pregnant women in a rural district of the Far North Region of Cameroon

Variable

Crude odds ratio

95% CI

pvalue

Adjusted odds ratio*

95% CI

pvalue

Age

      

 ≤24 years

0.81

0.40 – 1.69

0.590

0.50

0.19 – 1.30

0.115

 ≥25 years

1

  

1

  

Religion

      

 Muslim

0.94

0.30 – 2.92

0.913

   

 Christian

1.73

0.66 – 4.50

0.262

   

 Other

1

     

Marital status

      

 Married

0.79

0.09 – 6.62

0.827

   

 Not married

1

     

Educational level

      

 Low

0.92

0.38 – 2.22

0.854

   

 High

1

     

Profession

      

 No job

1.25

0.16 – 10.02

0.832

   

 Active

1

     

Previous transfusion

      

 No

1

  

1

  

 Yes

9.36

1.27 – 68.76

0.028

12.59

1.46 – 108.89

0.021**

Ever been scarified

      

 No

1

     

 Yes

1.51

0.65 – 3.54

0.341

   

Underwent excision

      

 No

      

 Yes

1.11

1.07 – 1.16

0.725

   

Ever been operated

      

 No

      

 Yes

1.12

1.08 – 1.16

0.469

   

Previous dental care

      

 No

1

     

 Yes

0.98

0.12 – 8.01

0.987

   

Family history of HBV

      

 No

1

     

 Yes

0.43

0.55 – 3.27

0.411

   

Vaccinated against HBV

      

 No

1

     

 Yes

1.11

1.07 - 1.16

0.650

   

Number of pregnancies

      

 ≤2

1.57

0.76 – 3.22

0.223

2.60

0.97 – 6.95

0.058

 >2

1

  

1

  

Past history of abortion

      

 No

2.46

0.57 – 10.68

0.229

2.55

0.48 – 13.13

0.264

 Yes

1

  

1

  

Concurrent HIV infection

      

 No

1

  

1

  

 Yes

17.20

3.90 – 75.80

<0.0001

22.53

4.76 – 106.71

<0.0001**

  1. CI: confidence interval.
  2. *Adjusted for age, history of blood transfusion, number of pregnancies, number of abortions and HIV status.
  3. **p value < 0.05.