Table 2: Age and Sex distribution of test results of children 0-18 years screened for HBsAg.
|
Sex |
HBsAg Positive (%) |
HBsAg Negative (%) |
x2 |
P |
|
Males |
263 (20.1) |
1044 (79.9) |
10.788 |
0.001 |
|
Females |
178 (15.1) |
1002 (84.9) |
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|
Total |
441 (17.7) |
2046 (82.3) |
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|
Age group (Years) |
HBsAg Positive (%) |
HBsAg Negative (%) |
x2 |
P |
|
< 1 |
2 (3.5) |
55 (96.5) |
19.172 |
0.001 |
|
1-4 |
32 (11.3) |
250 (88.7) |
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|
5-9 |
90 (17.3) |
429 (82.7) |
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|
10-18 |
317 (19.5) |
1312 (80.5) |
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|
Age group and Sex |
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|
< 1yr |
HBsAg Positive (%) |
HBsAg Negative (%) |
x2 |
P |
|
Male |
1 (2.6) |
37 (97.4) |
0.259 |
0.611 |
|
Female |
1 (5.3) |
18 (94.7) |
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|
1- 4yrs |
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|
Male |
23 (13.0) |
154 (87.0) |
1.282 |
0.258 |
|
Female |
9 (8.2) |
96 (91.4) |
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|
5-9yrs |
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|
Male |
47 (15.3) |
260 (84.7) |
2.164 |
0.141 |
|
Female |
43 (20.3) |
169 (79.7) |
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|
10-18yrs |
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|
Male |
193 (24.6) |
592 (75.4) |
25.403 |
0.001 |
|
Female |
124 (14.7) |
720 (85.3) |
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