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Journal article
HCV Screening Behaviors and Infection Status among Vietnamese Americans
American journal of health behavior, v 39(5), pp 640-651
01 Sep 2015
PMID: 26248174
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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify socio-economic and acculturation factors associated with hepatitis C (HCV) screening and infection among US Vietnamese Americans. Methods: Participants were recruited from 7 Vietnamese community-based organizations in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey. The analysis ultimately included 309 participants who participated in a HCV education intervention program. Results: Overall, 82.5% (255 of 309) intervention participants completed HCV screening over the 6 months prior to the post-intervention assessment. In multivariate-adjusted
analysis, participants who lived in Vietnam for 40 years versus 20 years were more likely to receive HCV screening; unemployed individuals were less likely to receive HCV screening than employed people. Among screened participants, 7.5% had HCV infection. Conclusions: These findings
will guide future culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions to reduce HCV infection and HCV-related liver cancer.
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- Title
- HCV Screening Behaviors and Infection Status among Vietnamese Americans
- Creators
- Grace Ma - Department of Public HealthGuo (Yolanda) Zhang - Center for Asian Health, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USAMary Jung - University of Maryland, College ParkXiang Ma - Temple UniversityShumenghui Zhai - Center for Asian Health, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.Mei Zhao - Center for Asian Health, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.Xiaoli Ma - Drexel UniversitySunmin Lee - University of Maryland, College Park
- Publication Details
- American journal of health behavior, v 39(5), pp 640-651
- Publisher
- PNG Publications
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Medicine (Graduate)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000364326100006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84941205755
- Other Identifier
- 991019167578004721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health