Knowledge about Prevention and Vaccination Against Hepatitis B among 349 Vaccine Recipients / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To survey the knowledge about the prevention by hepatitis B vaccination among vaccine recipients and inquiry persons,and formulate the measure of health education on prevention of HBV. METHODS 349 cases of hepatitis vaccines and inquiry persons in infirmary from Oct 2006 to Feb 2008 were selected,and making questionaire investigation for the understanding of HBV infection. RESULTS The initiative consciousness of prevention to HBV was manily focused on young people. The 20 to 40 years old people were 81%,3% below 20 years and 16% over 40 years among the investegatees. The correct rate of cognition was 36.4%. CONCLUSIONS To propagandize the knowledge about HBV and make the people to understanding the HVB,and increase the consciousness for prevention. To reduce the mistake cognition for HBV infection and encourage the high-risk people to receive the hepatitis vaccination.