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Hepatitis B awareness, knowledge, and screening among Asian Americans

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Background. Due to the high prevalence of hepatitis B, Asian Americans have high rates of liver cancer. Screening for hepatitis B leads to monitoring and treatment and prevent further infection through vaccination of contacts.Methods. We reviewed the published literature up to 2006 on hepatitis B awareness, knowledge, and screening among Asian Americans.Results. Many Asian Americans lack knowledge about hepatitis B and have not been screened. Sociodemographics, knowledge, beliefs, and health care variables are associated with screening.Conclusionss. Further research and health policy changes are needed to address the problem of hepatitis B and liver cancer among Asian Americans.

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  1. Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project and UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco

    Tung T. Nguyen MD & Stephen J. Mcphee MD

  2. Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

    Vicky Taylor MD, MPH

  3. Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle

    Vicky Taylor MD, MPH

  4. Cancer Disparities and Research, University of California, Davis Cancer Center, Los Angeles, USA

    Moon S. Chen PHD, MPH

  5. School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles

    Roshan Bastani PHD & Annette E. Maxwell DRPH

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Nguyen, T.T., Taylor, V., Chen, M.S. et al. Hepatitis B awareness, knowledge, and screening among Asian Americans. J Canc Educ 22, 266 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03174128

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