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Table 3 Comparison of immunization effects on intrauterine and extrauterine prevention in newborns of HBsAg- and/or HBeAg-positive women 1)

From: Immunization interventions to interrupt hepatitis B virus mother-to-child transmission: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Pregnancy infection status

Newborn infection status

Detective time

Number of included studies

Sample size

Meta-RR (95% CI)

Total (HBsAg+ and/or HBeAg+)

HBsAg+

At birth

23

4274

0.36(0.28, 0.45) 2)

7-12 month

8

1036

0.34(0.22, 0.53) 2)

>12 month

1

153

0.33(0.01, 7.95)2)

HBsAb+

At birth

7

1094

2.42(1.46, 4.01) 2)

7-12 month

6

757

1.12(1.00, 1.24)2)

>12 month

1

153

1.07(0.86, 1.33)2)

Subgroup (HBsAg+ and HBeAg+)

HBsAg+

At birth

21

2159

0.40(0.32, 0.51) 2)

7-12 month

8

812

0.37(0.23, 0.57) 3)

>12 month

1

153

0.33(0.01, 7.95)2)

HBsAb+

At birth

7

909

3.05(2.19, 4.25) 2)

7-12 month

6

614

1.15(0.99, 1.34)2)

>12 month

1

153

1.07(0.86, 1.33)2)

Subgroup (HBsAg+ and HBeAg-)

HBsAg+

At birth

15

1892

0.22(0.14, 0.35) 3)

7-12 month

4

224

0.22(0.06, 0.84) 3)

HBsAb+

At birth

3

185

1.31(0.82, 2.10)3)

7-12 month

3

148

1.09(0.97, 1.22)3)

Subgroup (low+unclear bias)

HBsAg+

At birth

12

1945

0.35(0.22,0.54) 2)

7-12 month

5

643

0.52(0.30,0.91) 3)

>12 month

1

153

0.33(0.01,7.95)3)

HBsAb+

At birth

6

980

3.02(1.48,6.15) 2)

7-12 month

5

643

1.04(0.98,1.10)3)

>12 month

1

153

1.07(0.86,1.33)3)

Subgroup (high risk bias)

HBsAg+

At birth

11

2329

0.37(0.29,0.47) 3)

7-12 month

3

393

0.18(0.08,0.39) 3)

HBsAb+

At birth

1

114

1.60(1.26,2.03) 3)

7-12 month

1

114

1.49(1.23,1.81) 2)

  1. 1)(Mother: HBIG/Infants: HBIG + vaccine) vs (Mother: none/Infants: HBIG + vaccine); 2)Random effects model, inverse variance method; 3)Fixed effects model, Mantel-Haenszel method; values in boldface indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05).