Research Article
Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) among Blood Donors from Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Table 6
Multivariate analysis for factors associated with HBV among blood donors at Bahir Dar Blood Bank centre, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (nā=ā418).
| Variables | Category | HBV status | AOR (95% CI) | value | Reactive | Nonreactive |
| Needle-stick injury | Yes | 1 | 2 | 11.437 (0.72, 181.307) | 0.084 | No | 16 | 399 | 1 |
| Communal use of sharp materials | Yes | 1 | 4 | 11.31 (1.144, 111.864) | 0.038 | No | 16 | 397 | 1 |
| Having a body tattoo | Yes | 3 | 8 | 5.848 (0.941, 36.354) | 0.058 | No | 14 | 393 | 1 |
| Having multiple sexual partners | Yes | 4 | 9 | 10.356 (2.27, 47.099) | 0.002 | No | 13 | 392 | 1 |
| History of previous surgery | Yes | 1 | 4 | 6.125 (0.483, 77.610) | 0.162 | No | 16 | 397 | 1 |
| Having a family history of hepatitis | Yes | 3 | 6 | 8.106 (1.278, 51.403) | 0.026 | No | 14 | 395 | 1 |
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