Prevalence of Hepatitis B Viral Infection in Pregnant Women at the Suhum Municipality, Ghana
Table 3
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses of factors associated with awareness of hepatitis B.
Categories
Knowledge of hepatitis B, (%)
COR (95% CI)
value
AOR (95% CI)
value
Yes
No
Age group
<30 years
7 (8.4)
76 (91.6)
1
1
≥30 years
10 (19.2)
42 (80.8)
2.59 (0.92-7.29)
0.073
0.83 (0.21-3.36)
0.795
Educational level
Pretertiary
10 (8.1)
113 (91.9)
1
1
Tertiary
7 (58.3)
5 (41.7)
15.82 (4.24-59.06)
<0.001
7.78 (1.50-40.50)
0.015
Marital status
Single/cohabitation
5 (6.6)
71 (93.4)
1
1
Married
12 (20.3)
47 (79.7)
3.63 (1.20-10.96)
0.023
1.79 (0.40-8.06)
0.446
Screening history
Never screened
9 (7.4)
112 (92.6)
1
1
Previously screened
8 (57.1)
6 (42.9)
16.59 (4.72-58.36)
<0.001
13.66 (1.72-108.75)
0.014
Vaccination history
Not vaccinated
11 (8.7)
115 (91.3)
1
1
Vaccinated
6 (66.7)
3 (33.3)
20.91 (4.58-95.38)
<0.001
0.82 (0.06-10.46)
0.877
The categorical data is presented as frequencies, (%), and analyzed using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression tests. COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
