Correlates of hepatitis B testing among Chinese Americans
| Autor: | Lin Li, Shin Ping Tu, Elizabeth Acorda, T. Gregory Hislop, Gloria D. Coronado, Mei Po Yip, Erica Woodall, Yutaka Yasui, Victoria M. Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male Washington medicine.medical_specialty China Health (social science) Health Behavior Emigrants and Immigrants medicine.disease_cause Intervention (counseling) Surveys and Questionnaires Health care medicine Humans Chinese americans Hepatitis B virus business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Social Support Hepatitis B Middle Aged medicine.disease Virology digestive system diseases Family member Hepatocellular carcinoma Family medicine Regression Analysis Female Liver cancer business Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of community health. 32(6) |
| ISSN: | 0094-5145 |
| Popis: | Chinese Americans are 10 times more likely to be diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) than their white counterparts. About 80% of HCC’s among Asian immigrants are associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We used data from in-person interviews of Chinese residents in Seattle to examine factors associated with HBV testing. The survey was completed by 206 men and 236 women (cooperation rate: 58%). Less than one-half (48%) of respondents had been tested for HBV. Factors associated (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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