Evaluation on the role of hepatitis A vaccine in the prevention and control of hepatitis A in Tianjin city / 中华流行病学杂志
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
;
(12): 1000-1003, 2007.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-322853
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effects of prevention and control strategies on hepatitis A.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Surveillance data on hepatitis A from 1990 to 2006 in Tianjin was analyzed, and the coverage rate of hepatitis A vaccine among targeted population was estimated, to compare the anti-HAV IgG level of children younger than 15 years old in 1999 and in 2005.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Results showed that a) the morbidity of hepatitis A decreased from 25.26/10(5) in 1990 to 0.82/10(5) in 2006; b) the ratio of hepatitis A in viral hepatitis decreased from 30.43% in 1990 to 1.05% in 2006; c) the estimated coverage rate was 72.7%; d) the positive rate of anti-HAV among children younger than 15 years old in 2005 was distinctly higher than that in 1999.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Positive results showed that it was successful to use hepatitis A vaccine as the strategy to prevent and control hepatitis A in the past five years in Tianjin.</p>
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Main subject:
Blood
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Hepatitis Antibodies
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China
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Population Surveillance
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Epidemiology
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Incidence
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Immunization Programs
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Hepatitis A Vaccines
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Hepatitis A
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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