Risk Factor History

Responses Sought

No. of Responders (%)

No. Positive for HBV (%)

P value

No. Positive for HIV (%)

P Value

Needle injury

Yes

98 (38.4)

10 (10.2)

0.875

24 (24.5)

0.010*

No

157 (61.6)

17 (10.8)

19 (12.1)

Transfusion

Yes

32 (12.5)

4 (12.5)

0.707

9 (28.1)

0.069

No

223 (87.5)

23 (10.3)

34 (15.2)

Surgery

Yes

64 (25.1)

2 (3.1)

0.025*

20 (31.2)

0.000**

No

191 (74.9)

25 (13.1)

23 (12.0)

Awareness

Yes

203 (79.6)

22 (10.8)

0.798

39 (19.2)

0.048*

No

52 (20.4)

5 (9.6)

4 (7.7)

HBV vaccination

Yes

95 (37.3)

7 (7.4)

0.198

24 (25.3)

0.006*

No

160 (62.7)

20 (12.5)

19 (11.9)