Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among Blood Donors from Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Table 5

Bivariate analysis of clinical factors with HBV among blood donors at Bahir Dar Blood Bank centre, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 418).

Variables	HBV status		COR (95% CI)	value
	Reactive	Nonreactive
Have you ever donated blood?
Yes	3	109	1	0.390
No	14	292	1.742 (0.491, 6.180)
History of blood transfusion
Yes	1	6	4.115 (0.467, 36.225)	0.202
No	16	395	1
Taking an HBV vaccine
Yes	1	10	1	0.408
No	16	391	0.409 (0.409, 3.394)
Alcohol drinking habit
Yes	1	10	2.444 (0.295, 20.269)	0.408
No	16	391	1
Needle-stick injury
Yes	1	2	12.469 (1.074, 144.77)	0.044
No	16	399	1
Previous history of blood testing for hepatitis B and C
Yes	1	7	1	0.252
No	16	394	0.284 (0.033.2.450)
Communal use of sharp materials
Yes	1	4	6.203 (0.655, 58.711)	0.111
No	16	397	1
Having a body tattoo
Yes	3	8	10.527 (2.519, 43.987)	0.001
No	14	393	1
Sharing of toothbrush
Yes	1	6	4.115 (0.467, 36.225)	0.202
No	16	395	1
Having multiple sexual partners
Yes	4	9	13.402 (3.330, 43.464)	0.001
No	13	392	1
History of previous surgery
Yes	1	4	6.203 (0.655, 58.711)	0.111
No	16	397	1
Having a family history of hepatitis
Yes	3	6	14.107 (3.196, 62.275)	0.001
No	14	395	1