Table 5 Characteristics of blood donors associated with Hepatitis B and C virus seropositivity from 2008 to 2015 in Harari regional state blood bank in Eastern Ethiopia
Characteristics | Hepatitis B positive No (%) | Crude odd ratio 95% CI | Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI | Hepatitis C positive No (%) | Crude odd ratio 95% CI | Adjusted odds ratio 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
Male | 448/9403 (4.8) | 1.9(1.4,2.5) | 1.7(1.3,2.3)** | 80/9403(0.9) | 1.4(0.8,2.5) | 1.1(0.6,2.2) |
Female | 52/1979 (2.6) | 1 | 1 | 12/1979(0.6) | 1 | 1 |
Age | ||||||
17–25 | 267/6555 (4.1) | 0.9(0.6,1.3) | 40/6555(0.6) | 1 | 1 | |
26–35 | 144/2934(4.9) | 1.1(0.7,1.6) | 28/2934(1.0) | 1.6(1.0,2.6) | 1.5(0.8,2.7) | |
36–45 | 66/1402(4.7) | 1.0(0.6,1.6) | 15/1402(1.1) | 1.8(1.0,3.2) | 1.6(0.8,3.2) | |
≥ 46 | 23/490(4.7) | 1 | 9/490(1.8) | 3.1(1.5,6.3) | 2.7(1.2,6.2)** | |
Occupation | ||||||
Farmer | 57/1081(5.3) | 0.6(0.3,1.2) | 0.6(0.3,1.1) | 15/1081(1.4) | 1.8(0.8,3.9) | 1.5(0.7,3.5) |
Military | 104/1956(5.3) | 0.6(0.3,1.2) | 0.6(0.3,1.1) | 17/1956 (0.9) | 1.1(0.5,2.4) | 1.3(0.5,3.0) |
Government employed | 64/1896(3.4) | 0.4(0.2,0.8) | 0.4(0.2,0.7)** | 12/1896(0.6) | 0.8(0.3,1.8) | 0.8(0.3,1.9) |
Driver | 11/222(5.0) | 0.6(0.2,1.4) | 0.5(0.2,1.3) | 3/222(1.4) | 1.7(0.5,6.3) | 1.7(0.5,6.4) |
Student | 144/4079(3.5) | 0.4(0.2,0.8) | 0.4(0.2, 0.8)** | 24/4079(0.6) | 0.7(0.4,1.6) | 1.1(0.5,2.7) |
Private employed | 59/1259(4.7) | 0.5(0.3,1.1) | 0.5(0.3,1.0) | 10/1259(0.8) | 1 | |
Others* | 50/757(6.6) | 0.8(0.4,1.5) | 0.8(0.4,1.6) | 11/889(1.2) | 1.6(0.7,3.7) | 1.5(0.7,3.7) |
Unemployed | 11/132(8.3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Donor type | ||||||
Mobile | 251/6376(3.9) | 0.9(0.6,1.2) | 44/6376(0.7) | 1.1(0.5,2.5) | 1.3(0.5,3.1) | |
Replacement | 207/4089(5.1) | 1.1(0.8,1.6) | 42/4089(1.0) | 1.6(0.7,3.7) | 1.4(0.6,3.4) | |
Voluntary | 42/917(4.6) | 1 | 6/917(0.7) | 1 | 1 | |