Survey of coverage, strategy and cost of hepatitis B vaccination in rural and urban areas of China.

AIM:In order to understand the coverage, immunization strategy and cost of hepatitis B (HB) vaccination of China in recent years.METHODS:A two-stage household random sampling method was used in the survey.RESULTS:The survey carried out at 112 Disease Surveillance Points (DSPs) of 25 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China in 1996, showed that the coverage rates of HB vaccination among neonates were 96.