Investigation on HBsAg Carrier Status among Employees in Food and Public Places in Donggang District of Rizhao City in 2006

[Objective] To investigate the carrier status of serum hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) in employees engaged in food and public places in Donggang district so as to provide true basis for hepatitis B immunization.[Methods]Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was performed to detect serum HBsAg and HBeAg among 14 792 employees engaged in food and public places in Donggang district.The result was statistically analyzed.[Results]Among 14 792 employees test-ed,282 of them were HBsAg positive(1.90%).Of them,the positive rate in male was 2.94%,while in female was 1.51%.There was a significant difference in the HBsAg(+) rates between different genders(P0.01).The positive rate of the food employees was 1.93%,while it was 1.84% in public places(P0.05).There was no significant difference.And there was no significant difference between different age(P0.05).[Conclusion]HBsAg positive rate in employees in food and public places in Donggang district was comparatively low.It is necessary to inoculate hepatitis B vaccine for the employees to improve the immunity against HBV while the carriers of serum hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) were transferring from their post.