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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted factors associated with good knowledge of HBV infection

From: Hepatitis B infection awareness, vaccine perceptions and uptake, and serological profile of a group of health care workers in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Variable

Total

Good knowledge n (%)

OR (95 % CI)

p value

aOR (95 % CI)

p value

Age

 ≤30

50

22 (44)

0.46 (0.15–1.54)

0.21

0.43 (0.16–1.2)

0.10

 >30

50

25 (50)

1

 

1

 

Sex

 Male

29

22 (75.86)

3.44 (1.075–1.032)

0.03

3.19 (1.02–9.91)

0.04

 Female

71

25 (35.21)

1

 

1

 

Level of education

 University

47

35 (74.46)

8.20 (2.87–23.81)

<0.0001

8.85 (3.17–25)

<0.0001

 Secondary

53

12 (22.64)

1

 

1

 

Service

 Laboratory

28

15 (53.57)

3.70 (0.32–42.67)

0.29

  

 Medicine

72

32 (44.44)

1

   

Professional experience

 <6 years

60

30 (50)

0.85 (025–285)

0.79

  

 ≥6 years

40

17 (42.50)

1

   
  1. OR odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. The variables introduced in the multivariable model were age, sex and educational level