Research Article
Hepatitis B Birth Dose among Children in District 2 Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of children and parent/guardian respondents (N = 292).
| | | N (%) |
| | Baseline characteristics of parents/caregivers | | Gender (female) | 259 (88.7) | | Education | | | Primary and secondary school | 77 (26.4) | | >High school | 215 (73.6) | | Occupation | | | Government officer/staff | 122 (41.8) | | Housewife | 104 (35.6) | | Seller/retail | 44 (15.1) | | Others | 22 (7.5) | | Age (years) (M ± SD) | 32.7 ± 6.8 | | Information about hepatitis B vaccination (yes) | 232 (79.5) |
| | Baseline characteristics of children | | Gender (male) | 160 (54.8) | | Age (months) | 30.3 ± 13.9 | | Period of delivery | | | <2013 | 32 (10.9) | | ≥2013 | 260 (89.1) | | Birth order of child in the family | | | 1st | 109 (37.3) | | 2nd | 159 (54.5) | | ≥3rd | 24 (8.2) | | Place of birth | | | Dist. 2 Hospital | 142 (48.6) | | Tu Du Hospital | 105 (36.0) | | Others | 45 (15.4) | | Moderate birth weight (>2,500 g) | 281 (96.9) | | Age of gestation (<37 weeks) | 15 (5.1) | | Caesarean | 107 (36.6) |
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