Table 2 Factors related to HBV infection among HIV-infected patients on ART at Mekelle hospital in northern Ethiopia in the bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis (n = 439)

Gender

 Male

17 (10.9)

138 (89.1)

1.17 (0.62–2.23)

–

 Female

27 (9.5)

257 (90.5)

Ref

Age group in years

 3–18

2 (6.7)

28 (96.7)

Ref

 19–35

7 (7.9)

82 (92.1)

1.19 (0.23 -6.09)

–

 36–52

25 (10.7)

208 (89.3)

1.68 (0.38–7.49)

–

≥ 53

9 (10.3)

78 (89.7)

1.61 (0.33–7.93)

–

Educational level*

 Primary education

16 (9.3)

157 (90.7)

2.65 (0.59–11.9)

3.15 (0.51–19.4)

 Secondary education

3 (3.5)

83 (96.5)

0.94 (0.15–5.81)

0.75 (0.072–7.84)

 Illiterate

23 (18.3)

103 (81.7)

5.81 (1.32–25.5)

6.57 (1.04–41.6)

 Tertiary education

2 (3.9)

49 (96.1)

Ref

Ref

Marital status^#

 Married

13 (8.1)

149 (91.9)

0.84 (0.32–2.19)

–

 Divorced

12 (16)

73 (84)

1.75 (0.64–4.53)

–

 Widowed

11 (12.8)

75 (87.2)

1.41 (0.51–3.83)

–

 Single

7 (9.4)

67 (90.6)

Ref

ART adherence level

 Poor

5 (14.7)

29 (85.3)

1.58 (0.57–4.37)

–

 Fair

7 (8.9)

72 (91.1)

0.89 (0.37–2.11)

–

 Good

32 (9.8)

294 (90.2)

Ref

History of STIs

 Yes

16 (58.6)

41 (41.4)

4.93 (2.46–9.87)

4.44 (1.31–15.0)

 No

28 (7.3)

354 (92.7)

Ref

Ref

Tattoo use

 Yes

11 (11.8)

69 (86.2)

1.58 (0.35–7.10)

–

 No

33 (9.2)

326 (90.8)

Ref

Baseline CD₄ count (cells/ul)

  < 200

34 (30.3)

78 (69.7)

7.19 (1.63–31.6)

18.79 (2.18–161)

 201–500

6 (2.5)

230 (97.5)

0.43 (0.083–2.22)

0.78 (0.086–7.18)

≥ 501

2 (3.5)

54 (96.5)

0.61 (0.082–4.54)

2.13 (0.15–29.7)

 Test & treat

2 (5.7)

33 (94.3)

Ref

Ref

History of multiple sexual partners

 Yes

16 (51.6)

15 (48.4)

16.3 (6.80–38.9)

29.9 (7.82–114.8)

 No

28 (6.8)

380 (93.2)

Ref

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