Screening of Hepatitis A and B Seropositivity among Turkish Healthcare Providers Admitted to Occupational Health Services

Table 4

Bivariate analysis of the association between participant characteristics and total anti-HAV seropositivity and anti-HBs seropositivity among healthcare providers.

Variables		Anti-HBs seropositivity Adj. OR^a (95% CI)		Total anti-HAV seropositivity Adj. OR^b (95% CI)
Sex	Female	Ref		Ref
	Male	0.789 (0.590–1.054)	0.109	1.277 (1.033–1.580)	0.024
Age group (years)	18–30	—	—	Ref
	31–50	—	—	2.046 (1.647–2.541)	≤0.001
	>50	—	—	3.615 (2.164–6.037)	≤0.001
Health profession	Doctor/nurse	Ref	≤0.001	Ref
	Nondoctor/-nurse	0.338 (0.249–0.461)		1.277 (1.028–1.585)	0.027
Work department in the hospital	Emergency	Ref		—
	Polyclinics/wards	2.099 (1.285–3.429)	0.003	—
	Surgery units/intensive care units	1.592 (1.037–2.443)	0.033	—
	Other departments	1.748 (1.194–2.558)	0.004	—

^aAdjusted according to sex, health profession, and work department in the hospital. ^bAdjusted according to sex, age group, and health profession in the hospital.