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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of the potential factors associated with HBV exposure in people living in poverty. Goiânia, Goiás, Central-West Region of Brazil, 2016

From: Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in people living in poverty in the central-west region of Brazil

Variables

Totala

HBV exposure

PR (95.0% CI)

p-valueb

Negative

Positive

Age (years)

33.0 (23.0–46)

32.0 (21.0–42.5)

47.0 (34.5–54.0)

1.03 (1.01–1.06)

<0.001

Education (years)

7.0 (4.0–9.0)

7.0 (4.0–9.0)

7.0 (2.0–10.0)

0.97 (0.89–1.07)

0.657

Sex

 Male

144

130

90.3

14

9.7

1.00

 

 Female

138

115

83.3

23

16.7

1.71 (0.88–3.33)

0.112

Marital status

 Married

167

147

88.0

20

12.0

1.00

 

 Divorced/separated/widowed

28

23

82.1

5

17.9

1.49 (0.55–3.97)

0.424

 Single

87

75

86.2

12

13.8

1.15 (0.56–2.35)

0.699

Tattoo

 No

195

171

87.7

23

12.3

1,00

 

 Yes

87

74

85.1

13

14.9

1.21 (0.61–2.38)

0.573

Body piercing

 No

219

187

85.4

32

14.6

1,00

 

 Yes

63

58

92.1

5

7.9

0.54 (0.21–1.39)

0.204

Sharing of personal objects

 No

83

73

88.0

10

12.0

1,00

 

 Yes

198

172

86.9

26

13.1

1.08 (0.52–2.26)

0.817

History of hepatitis in the family

 No

204

178

87.3

26

12.7

1,00

 

 Yes

32

23

71.9

9

28.1

2.20 (1.03–4.70)

0.041

Blood transfusion

 No

245

216

88.2

29

11.8

1,00

 

 Yes

30

24

80.0

6

20.0

1.68 (0.70–4.06)

0.242

History of imprisonment

 No

220

192

87.3

28

12.7

1,00

 

 Yes

50

42

84.0

8

16.0

1,11 (0,54-2,26)

0,772

Marijuana use

 No

212

182

85.8

30

14.2

1,00

 

 Yes

70

63

90.0

7

10.0

0.70 (0.31–1.60)

0.408

Crack use

 No

253

221

87.4

32

12.6

1,00

 

 Yes

29

24

82.8

5

17.2

1.36 (0.53–3.49)

0.519

Intranasal cocaine use

 No

244

211

86.5

33

13.5

1,00

 

 Yes

38

34

89.5

4

10.5

0.77 (0.27–2.19)

0.636

Injecting drug use

 No

278

243

87.4

35

12.6

1,00

 

 Yes

4

2

50.0

2

50.0

3.97 (0.95–16.51)

0.058

Alcohol use

 No

139

128

92.1

11

7.9

1,00

 

 Yes

143

117

81.8

26

18.2

2.29 (1.13–4.64)

0.021

Alcoholic dependence

 No

181

160

88.4

21

11.6

1,00

 

 Yes

84

69

82.1

15

17.9

1.53 (0.79–2.98)

0.202

STIs history

 No

249

219

88.0

30

12.0

1,00

 

 Yes

33

26

78.8

7

21.2

1.76 (0.77–4.00)

0.178

Treponema pallidum exposure

 Negative

252

226

89.7

26

10.3

1,00

 

 Positive

30

19

63.3

11

36.7

3.55 (1.75–7.19)

<0.001

Condom use at last sexual intercourse

 Yes

60

52

86.7

8

13.3

1,00

 

 No

195

166

85.1

29

14.9

1.11 (0.50–2.43)

0.785

Anal sex

 No

153

129

84.3

24

15.7

1,00

 

 Yes

98

85

86.7

13

13.3

0.84 (0.43–1.66)

0.626

Sexual relation homosexual

 No

233

201

86.3

32

13.7

1,00

 

 Yes

21

16

76.2

5

23.8

1.73 (0.67–4.44)

0.253

Sexual intercourse with illicit drug users

 No

230

197

85.7

33

14.3

1,00

 

 Yes

26

22

84.6

4

15.4

0.86 (0.45–1.64)

0.653

Sexual intercourse with sex workers

 No

195

166

85.1

29

14.9

1,00

 

 Yes

60

52

86.7

8

13.3

00.89 (0.40–1.96)

0.785

Sexual intercourse with STIs carriers

 No

230

196

85.2

34

14.8

1,00

 

 Yes

25

22

88.0

3

12.0

0.81 (0.24–2.64)

0.729

Sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol

 Never

139

126

90.6

13

9.4

1,00

 

 Sometimes/always

117

117

79.5

24

20.5

1.19 (1.11–4.30)

0.027

Age of first sexual intercourse

15.0 (13.5–17.0)

15.0 (14.0–16.0)

15.0 (13.0–17.5)

1.04 (0.99–1.11)

0.100

Number of sexual partners

6.0 (3.0–15.0)

6.0 (3.0–15.0)

9.0 (2.2–28.7)

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

0.792

Number of sexual partners

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.02 (0.90–1.15)

0.716

  1. Abbreviations: HBV: hepatitis B virus; PR: Prevalence ratio; STIs: Sexually transmitted infections; 95.0% CI: 95.0% Confidence interval
  2. Note: quantitative variables presented as medians and IQR
  3. aNumber of valid answers
  4. bWald statistic