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