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Table 2 Unadjusted and Adjusted analysis of Independent variables to vaccination status

From: Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and the determinants of vaccination among health care workers in selected health facilities in Lusaka district, Zambia: an exploratory study

Independent variable

Unadjusted Odds ratio (CI)

P-value

Adjusted Odds ratio (CI)

P-value

Age

1.03 (1.00–1.1)

0.28

1.05 (1.0–1.1)

0.01*

Sex

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

0.8(0.4–1.4)

0.50

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.60

Profession

 Nurse

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Lab personnel

2.6 (1.3–5.4)

0.009

4.1 (1.6–10.2)

0.002

 Doctor

1.4 (0.6–3.01)

0.396

1.6 (0.6–4.0)

0.328

 General worker

0.3 (0.1–1.1)

0.072

0.2(0.03–1.5)

0.115

Work Experience

1.02 (0.9–1.1)

0.93

0.9 (0.9–1.03)

0.252

Sharps injuries/year

1.6(1.2–2.1)

0.004

1.5 (1.1–2.0)

0.020

Knowledge of hepatitis B

 Poor

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Fair

1.5 (0.4–6.1)

0.580

0.6 (0.07–4.6)

0.613

 Good

2.0 (0.7–5.8)

0.188

0.4 (0.06–3.3)

0.44

 Excellent

2.3 (0.9–6.3)

0.097

0.03 (0.04–2.2)

0.233

Sector

 Public

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Private

1.02 (0.5–2.1)

0.07

1.6(0.5–2.7)

0.723

Facility Level

 Level I

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Level II

0.1(0.01–1.1)

0.06

0.7 (0.07–0.6)

0.019

 Level III

1.5(0.8–2.6)

0.17

1.8 (0.8–4.0)

0.122

Training in infection

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

2.2 (1.2–4.0)

0.01

1.9 (0.9–3.8)

0.071

  1. *Variables chosen to be statistically significant when p < 0.05