Hepatitis B awareness, testing, and knowledge among Vietnamese American men and women
Hepatitis B awareness, testing, and knowledge among Vietnamese American men and women
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DOI：
10.1007/s10900-005-7282-3
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发表时间：
2005-12-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Jackson, JC
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作者：
Taylor, VM;Choe, JH;Jackson, JC
东南亚人的肝癌发病率高于美国任何其他种族/族裔群体。乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）的慢性携带是大多数亚洲人群中肝癌最常见的根本原因。我们的目标是描述越南裔美国人对乙型肝炎的认识、乙型肝炎检测水平以及乙型肝炎传播知识；并比较男性和女性的乙肝知识和实践。 2002 年，西雅图对越南男性和女性进行了一项以社区为基础的面对面调查。715 人（345 名男性和 370 名女性）完成了调查问卷。 81% 的受访者听说过乙型肝炎（76% 的男性，86% 的女性），67% 的受访者报告过 HBV 检测（66% 的男性，68% 的女性）。大多数参与者知道乙型肝炎病毒可以通过性交（71% 男性，68% 女性）、共用牙刷（67% 男性，77% 女性）和共用剃须刀（59% 男性，67% 女性）传播。不到一半的人知道乙型肝炎不会通过食用感染者准备的食物（46％的男性，27％的女性）或咳嗽（39％的男性，25％的女性）传播。三分之一的受访者不记得接受过乙肝病毒检测。发现了有关乙型肝炎传播途径的重要知识缺陷。应继续努力为越南移民社区制定和实施乙型肝炎教育活动。这些努力可能是针对男性和女性观众量身定制的。
Southeast Asians have higher rates of liver cancer than any other racial/ethnic group in the United States. Chronic carriage of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common underlying cause of liver cancer in the majority of Asian populations. Our objectives were to describe Vietnamese Americans' awareness of hepatitis B, levels of HBV testing, and knowledge about hepatitis B transmission; and to compare the HBV knowledge and practices of men and women. A community-based, in-person survey of Vietnamese men and women was conducted in Seattle during 2002. Seven hundred and fifteen individuals (345 men and 370 women) completed the questionnaire. Eighty-one percent of the respondents had heard of hepatitis B (76% of men, 86% of women) and 67% reported HBV testing (66% of men, 68% of women). A majority of the participants knew that HBV can be transmitted during sexual intercourse (71% of men, 68% of women), by sharing toothbrushes (67% of men, 77% of women), and by sharing razors (59% of men, 67% of women). Less than one-half knew that hepatitis B is not spread by eating food prepared by an infected person (46% of men, 27% of women), nor by coughing (39% of men, 25% of women). One-third of our respondents did not recall being tested for HBV. Important knowledge deficits about routes of hepatitis B transmission were identified. Continued efforts should be made to develop and implement hepatitis B educational campaigns for Vietnamese immigrant communities. These efforts might be tailored to male and female audiences.