作者对1996年和1997年本站采用血清反向血凝试验（RPHA）方法进行的海口地区参加饮食、公共场所服务行业从业人员健康检查人群乙型肝炎表面抗原（HBsAg）携带者筛选情况的分析，参加健康检查人群的HBsAg阳性率，1996年为6．54％（436／6663）．1997年为4．81％（325／6760）；其中初次参加健康检查人群的HBsAg阳性率．1996年为11．25％（300／2665），1997年为9．76％（231／236），两年无显著性差异（X2＝2．96，P＞0．05）。在岗从业人员复检，HBsAg阳性率1996年为3．40％（136／3998）．1997年为2．14％（94／4394），阳性率1997年与1996年相比有明显的下降（X2＝2．52，P＜0.01）。 Authors’ analysis of screening of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) carriers in health checkups of employees participating in diets and public places in the Haikou region in 1996 and 1997 using the method of serum reverse hemagglutination (RPHA) The positive rate of HBsAg among the people participating in the health examination was 6.54% (436/6663) in 1996. In 1997, it was 4.81% (325/6760); the positive rate of HBsAg among the people who participated in the health checkup for the first time. It was 11.25% (300/2665) in 1996 and 9.76% (231/236) in 1997. There was no significant difference in two years (X2=2.96, P>0.05). The number of HBsAg positive in 1996 was 3.40% (136/3998). In 1997, it was 2.14% (94/4394). The positive rate in 1997 was significantly lower than that in 1996 (X2=2.52, P<0.01).