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Table 1 The residence, age and caste/ethnicity of the HBsAg sero-positive mothers

From: Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B infection among mothers and children with hepatitis B infected mother in upper Dolpa, Nepal

Characteristics

Number (N = 25) and Percentage

n

%

Residence (VDCs)

 Chharka

5

20

 Dho

8

32

 Mukot

4

16

 Saldang

4

16

 Tinje

4

16

Age

 19–24 Years

2

8

 25–29 Years

8

32

 30–34 Years

7

28

 35 Years and higher

8

32

 Mean

32.04

 Range

19–46

Cast/ethnicity

 Gurung/Lama (Indigenous)

21

84

 Rokaya/Budha

3

12

 BK

1

4