Table 4 Mother’s socio-demographic, serological characteristics and HBsAg sero-prevalence of children
Mother’s characteristics | Children’s HBsAg sero-prevalence, n (%) | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Age | |||
Below 30 years | 6 (50) | 6 (50) | .848 |
30 and highest | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | |
Caste/ethnicity | |||
Janajati | 10 (47.6) | 11 (52.4) | .930 |
Others | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |
ANC visit | |||
Yes | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | .225 |
No | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | |
De-worming | |||
Yes | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | .689 |
No | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | |
Iron taken | |||
Yes | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | .471 |
No | 9 (52.9) | 8 (47.1) | |
Drinks containing alcohol during pregnancy | |||
Yes | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | .078 |
No | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | |
Regularity of alcohol consumption during pregnancy (among users) (n = 19) | |||
Every day | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | .729 |
2–3 times to less than once week | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | |
Form of alcohol taken during the pregnancy (among users %)) | |||
Jand/Chhyang | 8 (50) | 8 (50) | .107 |
Homemade alcohol | 3 (100) | – | |
Mother’s HBeAg | |||
Positive | 6 (60) | 4 (40) | .327 |
Negative | 6 (40) | 9 (60) | |
Mother’s HBeAb | |||
Positive | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | .002 |
Negative | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.2) | |