Table 1: Age and Sex distribution of children 0-18 years HBsAg + and HBeAg positive.
Sex |
e Antigen Positive (%) |
e Antigen Negative (%)
|
x2
|
P
|
Male |
69 (45.7) |
82 (54.3) |
3.560 |
0.059 |
Female |
30 (33.3) |
60 (66.7) |
||
Age group |
e Antigen Positive (%)
|
e Antigen Negative (%)
|
x2
|
P
|
< 1 |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
1.024 |
0.796 |
1-4 |
9 (50.0) |
9 (50.0) |
||
5-9 |
21 (43.8) |
27 (56.2) |
||
10-18 |
68 (39.3) |
105 (60.7) |
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Sex and Age group |
|
|||
< 1yr |
HBsAg and e Positive (%) |
HBsAg and e Negative (%) |
x2 |
P |
Male |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
||
Female |
1 (50.0) |
1 (50.0) |
||
1- 4yrs |
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Male |
5 (45.5) |
6 (54.5) |
0.234 |
0.629 |
Female |
4 (57.1) |
3 (42.9) |
||
5-9yrs |
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Male |
11 (38.0) |
18 (62.0) |
1.008 |
0.315 |
Female |
10 (52.9) |
9 (47.4) |
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10-18yrs |
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Male |
53 (47.7) |
58 (52.3) |
9.251 |
0.002 |
Female |
15 (24.2) |
47 (75.8) |