Zhongguo Yi Miao He Mian Yi
April 2009
Objective: To reveal the hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) coverage in the population of 1-59 years old in Shandong province and provide evidence for improving the strategy for hepatitis B control.
Methods: A cross-section survey was conducted among the population aged 1-59 year-old in Shandong province in 2006. The study population was selected by multi-stage randomly sampling method and HepB immunization history was obtained by immunization record (for children 1-14 years old) or recall.