[Progress of childhood immunization information management system in China in 2008].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the coverage of childhood immunization information management system (CIIMS) in China (not include HongKong, Macao, and Taiwan) in 2008.


METHODS
Analyzing immunization cases and users' file record archives in CIIMS for china in 2008.


RESULTS
These data indicated that 87.10% (27/31) of provinces and 30.36% (891/2935) of county level and 26.63% (11,512/43,231) of vaccination points of township level submitted immunization data to an CIIMS in 2008. The rate of implementation of the county > or = 90% are Fujian and Hubei. The rate of implementation of the township > or = 90% are Hubei, Fujian and Hebei. Coverage of eastern areas, middle areas and western areas were 28.91%, 43.20%, and 18.41% by county, 26.15%, 37.69%, and 16.44% by township respectively. The upload permissions against cases is in a total of 15,014 units, and the client software collect a total of 42,956,214 cases of immunization. 44.46% chinese children aged < 6 years old participated in an CIIMS in 2008. The vaccination point of township level submitted 8,793,334 cases to CIIMS, it accounted for 20.47% of client collection cases.


CONCLUSIONS
To achieve the national CIIMS objectives for 2010, the extensive implementation must be promoted, the funding for system-building should be increased, an independent platform of CIIMS must be established, and admission of the issue of data exchange with the local information systems must be accelerated.
Cao
Ling-Sheng
LS
Department of National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Liu
Da-Wei
DW
Guo
Biao
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000639:trends*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult