Table 5 Children’s characteristics and HBsAg sero-prevalence
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) | |