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. 2020 Sep;152(3):172–176. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_2823_20

Table.

Indicators assessing the situation in terms of prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at birth and in the first years of life, WHO South-East Asian Region

Country HBsAg prevalence estimates in children <5 yr of age (2019 working estimate)Ψ (%) HBsAg prevalence estimates in the general population (2015) (%) HBV 3rd dose coverage (2019) (%) Timely birth dose coverage (2019)δ (%) Antenatal care coverage (at least one visit, 2016-2018)§ (%) Proportion of birth by skilled attendants (2016-2018)@ (%) Verified by the WHO as having reached the 2020 one per cent target# Programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HBV through testing in view of prophylaxis¥
Indonesia 4.2 2.43 85 84 97.5 94 No No
Myanmar 2 4.18 90 17 80.7 60 No No
Timor Leste 0.87ϕ 2.00 83 70 84.4 57 No No
India 0.51ϕ 1.65 91 56 79.3 81 No No
The Democratic Republic of Korea 0.5 4.40 97 98 99.5 100 No No
Nepal 0.3 0.87 93 N/A 83.6 58 Yes No
Thailand 0.2 1.36 97 99 98.1 99 Yes Yes
Maldives 0.2 1.43 99 99 98.7 96 No No
Bangladesh 0.05 4.00 98 N/A 81.9 53 Yes No
Sri Lanka 0.01 2.04 99 N/A 98.8 100 No No
Bhutan 0.3& 4.29 97 86 N/A 96 Yes No

N/A, not available. Source: Refs ¥11Ψ14ϕ15&161718δ19§20@21#22