Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Testing Among Cambodian American Men and Women
| Autor: | J. Carey Jackson, Jocelyn Talbot, Nancy J. Burke, Roshan Bastani, Victoria M. Taylor, Channdara Sos, Yutaka Yasui, Qi Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Hepatitis B virus medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology common education Population Psychological intervention medicine.disease_cause Article Interviews as Topic Young Adult medicine Humans Mass Screening Young adult Cambodian American Mass screening Gynecology education.field_of_study business.industry Public health common.demographic_type Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Hepatitis B medicine.disease United States Family medicine Female Cambodia business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 14:30-38 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10903-011-9536-8 |
| Popis: | Cambodian Americans have an elevated risk of liver cancer. This health disparity is attributable to high rates of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Our study examined factors associated with HBV testing among Cambodian men and women. A population-based survey was conducted in the Seattle area. The Health Behavior Framework guided our survey instrument development. We attempted to interview a man and a woman in each household. The sample included 300 men and 367 women. About one-half of the male (45%) and female (54%) respondents had been tested for HBV. Two factors were independently associated with testing among men and women: a doctor had recommended testing and had asked a doctor for testing. Knowing that someone who looks and feels healthy can spread HBV was independently associated with testing among men. Low levels of HBV testing remain a public health problem among Cambodians. Interventions should improve patient-provider communication by encouraging providers who serve Cambodians to recommend HBV testing, as well as by empowering Cambodians to ask for testing. |
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