Serological evidence of hepatitis B virus exposure and vaccination coverage trends in health sciences students in Albania

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World J Virol. Jun 25, 2026; 15(2): 118992
Published online Jun 25, 2026. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v15.i2.118992

Table 7 Multivariable logistic regression predictors of protective immunity (anti-hepatitis B surface antibody ≥ 10 IU/L) (n = 134)

Predictor	B	SE	Z	P value	Adjusted OR	95%CI (lower)	95%CI (upper)
Knowledge score (per 1-point)	-0.218	0.134	-1.62	0.103	0.803	0.618	1.045
Age (per 1-year)	-0.144	0.074	-1.94	0.052	0.865	0.749	1.001
Not vaccinated (vs vaccinated)	-3.626	1.819	-1.99	0.046	0.026	0.001	0.942
Bachelor of midwifery (vs bachelor of nursing)	-1.963	0.539	-3.63	< 0.001	0.140	0.049	0.404
Professional master’s (vs bachelor of nursing)	-0.295	0.738	-0.39	0.689	0.744	0.175	3.155
Scientific master’s (vs bachelor of nursing)	0.540	1.161	0.47	0.641	1.717	0.178	16.63
Always report needlestick injury (yes vs no)	-0.603	0.546	-1.10	0.269	0.547	0.188	1.586
Male (vs female)	-0.197	0.677	-0.29	0.770	0.820	0.219	3.10

The intercept (constant) was omitted because it is included for model specification and is not intended for clinical interpretation. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.

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Citation: Jaho J, Balilaj L, Bulla A, Capraro Y, Lamfu L, Baiocchi L. Serological evidence of hepatitis B virus exposure and vaccination coverage trends in health sciences students in Albania. World J Virol 2026; 15(2): 118992
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v15.i2.118992

Jaho J, Balilaj L, Bulla A, Capraro Y, Lamfu L, Baiocchi L. Serological evidence of hepatitis B virus exposure and vaccination coverage trends in health sciences students in Albania. World J Virol 2026; 15(2): 118992 [PMID: 42395040 DOI: 10.5501/wjv.v15.i2.118992]

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