Hepatitis B and C Viruses’ Infection and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Hospitals in the Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 5

Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with HCV infection among pregnant women in the Amhara national regional state in three tertiary hospitals from May 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019.

Variables	Category	Number	HBV status		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
			Pos	Neg
Age	17–25	464	11 (2.4)	453 (97.6)	2.25 (0.87–5.9)	3.2 (1.2–8.6)
	26–45	657	7 (1.1)	650 (98.9)	1
Education	No education	254	9 (3.5)	245 (96.5)	3.8 (1.35–10.8)	5.0 (1.7–14.8)
	Primary	234	3 (1.3)	231 (98.7)	1.4 (0.33–5.5)	1.4 (0.34–5.6)
	Secondary and ab	633	6 (0.9)	627 (99.1)	1
Tattoo	Yes	351	4 (1.1)	347 (98.9)	1.6 (0.52–4.9)
	No	770	14 (1.8)	756 (98.2)	1
Dental extraction	Yes	156	2 (1.3)	154 (98.7)	1.3 (0.29–5.7)
	No	965	16 (1.7)	949 (98.3)	1
Blood transfusion	Yes	34	0	34
	No	1087	18 (1.7)	1069 (98.3)
Surgery	Yes	77	2 (2.6)	75 (97.4)	0.58 (0.13–2.5)	0.50 (0.10–2.2)
	No	1044	16 (1.5)	1028 (98.5)	1	1
Sexual trans. Dis.	Yes	138	3 (2.2)	135 (97.8)	0.69 (0.19–2.4)
	No	983	15 (1.5)	968 (98.5)	1
HIV	Yes	113	1 (0.9)	112 (99.1)	1.9 (0.25–14.5)
	No	1008	17 (1.7	991 (98.3)	1
Dental extraction	Yes	156	2 (1.3)	154 (98.7)
	No	965	16 (1.7)	900 (98.3)
Unprotected sex	Yes	85	1 (1.3)	84 (98.7)	1.06 (0.37–3.0)
	No	1036	17 (1.6)	1019 (98.4)	1
Multiple sexual partners	Yes	63	2 (3.2)	61 (96.8)	0.46 (0.10–2.0)
	No	1058	16 (1.5)	1042 (98.5)	1
Ear pricing	Yes	248	5 (2)	243 (98)
	No	873	13 (1.5)	860 (98.5)
Working in hospital	Yes	20	1 (5)	19 (95)
	No	1101	17 (1.5)	1084 (98.5)
Diabetes	Yes	25	0	25 (100)
	No	1096	18 (1.6)	1078 (98.4)
Hospitalization	Yes	144	5 (3.5)	139 (96.5)	0.37 (0.13–1.06)
	No	977	13 (1.3)	964 (98.7)	1
Sharing sharp material	Yes	18	0	18 (100)
	No	1103	18 (1.6)	1085 (98.4)

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