[Evaluation on health education of hepatitis B control and prevention in reproductive age women in rural areas].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect on health education of Hepatitis B control and prevention in reproductive age women in rural areas to put forward valuable recommendations for the strategies of Hepatitis B control.


METHODS
A project was carried out in two counties in Shaanxi Province. The measures were conducted by strengthening health education, training of medical worker, reinforcing the management of pregnant women, preventing mother-to-infant transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV).


RESULTS
The children's timely birth-dose coverage of Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) increased from 76.34% to 93.79%; the timely birth-dose coverage and full-course coverage increased to 93.28% and 92.91% respectively; reproductive age women knowledge on Hepatitis B prevention significant increased and the mother-to-infant transmission interrupted rate was 98.11%.


CONCLUSIONS
It have remarkably improved the coverage of HepB and knowledge on Hepatitis B prevention, interrupted mother-to-infant transmission effectively as well as. Health education of Hepatitis B control and prevention in reproductive age women in rural area has obtained excellent results.
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Yi
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Shaanxi Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xi'An 710054, Shaanxi, China.
Liu
Xi-zhen
XZ
Li
Yong-dong
YD
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012423:Rural Health; D055815:Young Adult
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies