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Table 1 Bivariate analysis of socio-demographic characters of HBV infection among HIV positive individuals

From: Sero-prevalence of HBV and associated risk factors among HIV positive individuals attending ART clinic at Mekelle hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

  

HBV sero status

  

Variables

Total, N = 508

Yes = 30

No = 478

COR (95 % CI)

P value

Total n (%)

+ve N (%)

−ve N (%)

 

Sex

 Female

305 (60)

11 (3.6)

294 (96.4)

1

 

 Male

203 (40)

19 (9.4)

184 (90.6)

2.8 (1.3–5.9)

0.009*

Age

 18–24

29 (5.7)

1 (3.4)

28 (96.6)

1

 

 25–34

152 (29.9)

7 (4.6)

145 (95.4)

1.4 (0.2–11.4)

0.782

 35–44

198 (39)

18 (9.1)

180(90.9)

2.8 (0.4–21.8)

0.326

45

129 (25.4)

4 (3.1)

125 (96.9)

0.9 (0.1–8.3)

0.923

Residence

 Rural

23 (4.5)

2 (8.7)

21 (91.3)

1.6 (0.34–7.0)

0.564

 Urban

485 (95.5)

28 (5.8)

457 (94.2)

1

 

Marital status

 Single

70 (13.8)

4 (5.6)

67 (94.4)

1.8 (0.3–10.0)

0.522

 Married

267 (52.6)

19 (7.1)

248 (92.8)

2.3 (0.5–10.0)

0.282

 Divorced

109 (21.5)

5 (4.6)

104 (95.4)

1.4 (0.3–7.5)

0.682

 Widowed

62 (12)

3 (4.9)

58 (95.1)

1

 

Education

 Illiterate

135 (26.6)

10 (7.4)

125 (92.6)

1.6 (0.5–5.3)

0.428

 Elementary

169 (33.3)

12 (7.1)

157 (92.9)

1.5 (0.5–5.0)

0.462

 Secondary

119 (23.4)

4 (3.4)

115 (96.6)

0.7 (0.2–2.9)

0.627

 Certificate& above

85 (16.7)

4 (4.7)

81 (95.3)

1

 

Occupation

 Farmer

35 (6.9)

2 (5.7)

33 (94.3)

1

 

 Merchant

78 (15.4)

6 (7.7)

72 (92.30

1.4 (0.3–7.2)

0.706

 Civil servant

73 (14.4)

7 (9.6)

66 (90.4)

1.8 (0.3–8.9)

0.500

 Driver

23 (4.5)

1 (4.3)

22 (95.7)

0.8 (0.1–8.8)

0.819

 House wives

106 (20.9)

2 (1.9)

104 (98.1)

0.3 (0.0–2.3)

0.260

 No work

68 (13.4)

5 (7.40)

63 (92.6)

1.3 (0.2–7.1)

0.755

 Othera

125 (24.6)

7 (5.6)

118 (94.4)

1.0 (0.2–5.0)

0.979

  1. COR crude odds ratio
  2. * Statistically significant at P < 0.2
  3. aSelf-employee, daily work, student & commercial sex workers