Prevalence, correlates and pattern of Hepatitis B among antenatal clinic attenders in Yaounde-Cameroon: is perinatal transmission of HBV neglected in Cameroon?

Table 3 Association between HBsAg status and the predisposing factors

Risk factor	Number	HBsAg(+)	HBsAg(−)	OR	95% C.I
History of abortion/stillbirth	124
Yes	47	22	25	0.97	0.66 – 1.43
No	77	37	40
History of blood transfusion	124
Yes	6	2	4	0.69	0.22 – 2.17
No	118	57	61
History of surgery	124
Yes	16	3	13	0.36	0.13 – 1.02
No	108	56	52
History of scarification/tattoo	124
Yes	23	9	14	0.79	0.46 – 1.37
No	101	50	51
History of jaundice	124
Yes	14	8	6	1.23	0.75 – 2.02
No	110	51	59
Contact with jaundice/Hepatitis B	124
Yes	35	23	12	1.63	1.15 – 2.30
No	89	36	53
History of STI	124
Yes	19	9	10	0.99	0.59 – 1.66
No	105	50	55

STI Sexually Transmitted Infection, OR Odds ratio; 95% C.I = 95% confidence interval.

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