Knowledge about hepatitis B and predictors of hepatitis B vaccination among Vietnamese American college students
Knowledge about hepatitis B and predictors of hepatitis B vaccination among Vietnamese American college students
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DOI：
10.3200/jach.56.44.377-382
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Yi, Jenny K.
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作者：
Hwang, Jessica P.;Huang, Chih-Hsun;Yi, Jenny K.
亚裔美国大学生感染乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）的风险很高。B型肝炎病毒（HBV）。参与者和方法：越南裔美国学生完成了一份调查问卷，评估HBV知识和态度。作者进行了统计分析，以检查HBV知识和参与者的特征之间的关系。他们还进行了逻辑回归，以确定疫苗接种的预测因素。参与者的平均年龄为22.2岁，近50%出生在美国。结果：只有29.9%的人知道亚裔美国人是HBV的高危人群。接受过筛查或疫苗接种或有家庭成员患有HBV或肝病的参与者的HBV知识水平显着较高。文化适应程度较低的学生接种疫苗的可能性较小。知识水平较高的人更有可能接种疫苗。结论：需要针对年轻亚裔美国人的HBV教育计划，重点是接触文化适应程度较低的人。高等教育机构是协调年轻亚裔美国人HBV工作的重要场所。
Asian American college students are at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Participants and Methods: Vietnamese American students completed a questionnaire assessing HBV knowledge and attitudes. The authors performed stastical analyses to examine the relationship between HBV knowledge and participant characteristics. They also performed logistic regression to identify predictors of vaccination. Participants' mean age was 22.2 years, and almost 50% were born in the United States. Results: Only 29.9% knew that Asian Americans are at high risk for HBV. Participants who had undergone screening or vaccination or had a family member with HBV or liver disease had significantly higher levels of HBV knowledge. Less acculturated students were less likely to have received vaccination. Those with higher levels of knowledge were more likely to have received the vaccine. Conclusions: HBV educational programs targeting young Asian American individuals are needed, with emphasis on reaching less acculturated individuals. Institutions of higher education are important locales to coordinate HBV efforts for young Asian Americans.