|
Children’s characteristics
|
HBsAg sero-prevalence, n (%)
|
P value*
|
|---|
|
Yes
|
No
| |
|---|
|
Sex of baby
| |
|
Male
|
8 (61.5)
|
5 (38.5)
|
.159
|
|
Female
|
4 (33.3)
|
8 (66.7)
| |
|
Size of baby at birth
| |
|
Average and above
|
9 (47.4)
|
10 (52.6)
|
.910
|
|
Smaller than average
|
3 (50)
|
3 (50)
| |
|
Cord Cutting Instruments
| |
|
New/boiled blade
|
0 (0.0)
|
1 (100)
|
.327
|
|
Other (knife/sickle/khukuri/ scissor)
|
12 (50)
|
12 (50)
| |
|
Colostrums feeding
| |
|
Yes
|
4 (44.4)
|
5 (55.6)
|
.790
|
|
No
|
8 (50)
|
8 (50)
| |
|
Hepatitis B vaccination, n (%)
| |
|
Hep (1), 22 (88)
|
11 (50)
|
11 (50)
|
0.680
|
|
Hep (2), 17(68)
|
8 (47)
|
9 (53)
| |
|
Hep (3), 9 (36)
|
5 (56)
|
4 (44)
| |
- *Calculated using chi-square test
