Analysis of the results of preventive health examination for employers of public places in Lishi district, Lvliang city,Shanxi province from 2002 to 2006

Objective　The study was conducted to investigate the situation and trends of infectious diseases affectingemployers of public places in Lishi district, Lvliang city, Shanxi province from 2002 through 2006 in order to promote the management of sanitary surveillance for this group and to provide evidence for the prevention and control of epidemic outbreaks. Methods　Statistical analysis was made on the data of preventive health examination conducted for employers of public places by the epidemic prevention station in Lishi district. Results　During the 5 year span, 6 kinds of infectious diseases were found and 666 patients were infected, the detection rate being 1.54%. Hepatitis B had the highest detection rate of 0.83%, with which 54.０５% of the overall patients were infected; 17.1２% of them were infected with other types of hepatitis, and 9.0０% of them were infected with pulmonary tuberculosis. Conclusion　Detection rates of tuberculosis were noticeably increasing in these years, whereas those of other infectious diseases fluctuated varyingly. It is suggested that health surveillance departments responsible for the surveillance of employers of public places should increase the frequency of surveillance and to promote the performance so that health certificates and special training certificates are offered properly. Furthermore, relevant departments are recommended to provide health education on preventive inoculation and to arouse public awareness of disease prevention for stronger prevention and control of infectious diseases.