Table 6 Multivariable analyses of factors associated with knowledge, attitude, and practice towards hepatitis B and C virus infection
Variable | Category | Knowledge | AOR(95% CI) | Attitude | AOR (95% CI) | Practice | AOR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good | Poor | Favorable | Unfavorable | Good | Poor | |||||
Sex | Male | 259 | 144 | 1.61(1.11–2.34)* | 261 | 242 | 1.27(0.88–1.84) | 226 | 177 | 1.31(0.90–1.91) |
Female | 107 | 120 | 1.00 | 120 | 107 | 1.00 | 91 | 136 | 1.00 | |
Age in years | 18–29 years | 105 | 117 | 1.00 | 107 | 115 | 1.00 | 92 | 130 | 1.00 |
30–41 years | 184 | 107 | 1.12(0.73–1.72) | 195 | 96 | 1.34(0.88–2.04) | 162 | 129 | 0.91(0.59–1.40) | |
> 41 years | 77 | 40 | 1.13(0.65–1.94) | 79 | 38 | 1.23(0.73–2.10) | 63 | 54 | 0.85(0.5–1.47) | |
Residence | Urban | 61 | 21 | 1.59(0.88–2.87) | 66 | 16 | 2.10(1.13–3.91)* | 61 | 21 | 2.24(1.25–4.02)* |
Rural | 305 | 243 | 1.00 | 315 | 233 | 1.00 | 256 | 292 | 1.00 | |
Marital status | Single | 106 | 53 | 1.00 | 227 | 179 | 1.00 | 91 | 68 | 1.00 |
Married | 222 | 184 | 0.94(0.60–1.47) | 153 | 134 | 0.84(0.54–1.31) | 190 | 216 | 0.95(0.61–1.48) | |
Widowed/Divorced | 38 | 27 | 1.00(0.51–1.96) | 44 | 21 | 1.27(0.65–2.50) | 36 | 29 | 1.03(0.53–2.01) | |
Educational status | No formal education | 198 | 146 | 1.00 | 200 | 144 | 1.00 | 172 | 172 | 1.00 |
Primary school | 50 | 65 | 0.84(0.53–1.35) | 53 | 62 | 0.92(0.58–1.45) | 37 | 78 | 0.67(0.41–1.09) | |
Secondary school | 54 | 40 | 0.91(0.55–1.52) | 65 | 29 | 1.62(0.96–2.72) | 56 | 38 | 1.35(0.81–2.25) | |
College and above | 64 | 13 | 1.86(0.88–3.90) | 63 | 11 | 1.61(0.78–3.34) | 52 | 25 | 0.98(0.49–1.95) | |
Occupational status | Government employed | 54 | 6 | 2.63(0.98–7.04) | 54 | 6 | 3.21(1.19–8.64)* | 50 | 10 | 4.15 (1.76–9.77) * |
Day laborer | 21 | 19 | 0.96(0.48–1.92) | 21 | 19 | 0.94(0.48–1.85) | 16 | 24 | 0.85(0.42–1.72) | |
Merchant | 41 | 16 | 1.06(0.53–2.12) | 42 | 15 | 1.22(0.60–2.47) | 43 | 14 | 2.47(1.22–5.03)* | |
Student | 21 | 34 | 0.61(0.31–1.19) | 24 | 31 | 0.76(0.40–1.45) | 19 | 36 | 0.65(0.33–1.29) | |
Farmer | 229 | 189 | 1.00 | 240 | 178 | 1.00 | 189 | 229 | 1.00 | |
Monthly income in ETB | < 2000 | 263 | 212 | 1.00 | 277 | 198 | 1.00 | 223 | 252 | 1.00 |
2000–4000 | 64 | 44 | 0.93(0.58–1.49) | 62 | 46 | 0.79(0.49–1.26) | 57 | 51 | 1.09(0.67–1.77) | |
> 4000 | 39 | 8 | 1.47(0.62–3.50) | 42 | 5 | 2.75(1.00-7.52)* | 37 | 10 | 2.05(0.90–4.66) | |
Multiple sexual partner | Yes | 46 | 15 | 1.00 | 42 | 19 | 1.00 | 44 | 17 | 1.00 |
No | 320 | 249 | 0.50(0.25–0.98)* | 339 | 230 | 1.04(0.55–1.98) | 273 | 296 | 0.57(0.30–1.09) | |
Share sharp materials | Yes | 65 | 121 | 1.00 | 86 | 100 | 1.00 | 85 | 101 | 1.00 |
No | 301 | 143 | 3.35(2.26–4.97)* | 295 | 149 | 1.76(1.20–2.58)* | 232 | 212 | 0.87(0.59–1.28) | |
Vaccination | Yes | 115 | 40 | 1.97(1.26–3.10)* | 117 | 38 | 1.79(1.14–2.82)* | 121 | 34 | 4.04(2.57–6.35)* |
No | 251 | 224 | 1.00 | 264 | 211 | 1.00 | 196 | 279 | 1.00 | |