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Table 2 Comparison between women and children’s adequate and inadequate response characteristics

From: Anti-HBs levels in children under the age of two years born to HBV carrier mothers after immunoprophylaxis: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Variable

Adequate responders

Inadequate responders

χ2

P

(N = 1593)

(N = 231)

n

%

n

%

Maternal age

< 25

93

86.11

15

13.89

2.151

0.542

25-29

528

88.29

70

11.71

  

30-34

557

85.96

91

14.04

  

≥35

415

88.3

55

11.7

  

Gravidity

1

387

84.87

69

15.13

3.988

0.136

2

489

87.17

72

12.83

  

≥3

711

88.76

90

11.24

  

Missing

6

100

0

0

  

Parity

1

10

100

0

0

1.834

0.400

2

614

87.84

85

12.16

  

≥3

965

86.86

146

13.14

  

Missing

4

100

0

0

  

First antenatal care

first trimester

1244

88.04

169

11.96

6.962

0.031

Second trimester

298

86.38

47

13.62

  

Third trimester

51

77.27

15

22.73

  

Employment

status

Fixed employment

241

88.28

32

11.72

1.022

0.796

Service

364

87.5

52

12.5

  

Farmer

105

84.68

19

15.32

  

Unemployed

883

87.34

128

12.66

  

Maternal HBeAg during first ANC

HBeAg +

352

86.06

57

13.94

0.994

0.319

HBeAg -

1030

87.96

141

12.04

  

Unknown

211

86.48

33

13.52

  

ALT/AST

Normal

1369

87.03

204

12.97

3.439

0.064

abnormal

109

81.34

25

18.66

  

missing

115

98.29

2

1.71

  

Mode of delivery

Vaginal delivery

812

88.17

109

11.83

0.535

0.465

Cesarean section

758

87.03

113

12.97

  

Missing

23

71.88

9

28.13

  

Gender of children

Female

747

86.66

115

13.34

0.692

0.406

Male

840

87.96

115

12.04

  

Missing

6

85.71

1

14.29

  

Low birth weight(< 2500 g)

Yes

40

78.43

11

21.57

3.761

0.052

No

1553

87.59

220

12.41

  

Preterm

Yes

81

79.41

21

20.59

6.147

0.013

No

1512

87.91

208

12.09

  

Missing

13

86.67

2

13.33

  

Feeding within 6 months

Breast

683

89.05

84

10.95

3.839

0.147

Mixed

432

85.54

73

14.46

  

Artificial

474

86.5

74

13.5

  

Missing

4

100

0

0

  

HBIG

Within 12 h

1503

87.28

219

12.72

0.079

0.779

Over 12 h

90

88.24

12

11.76

  
  1. Adequate response indicated anti-HBs titers at or over 100 mIU/mL, inadequate response meant anti-HBs titers under 100 mIU/mL