Hepatitis B awareness, knowledge, and screening among Asian Americans.
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.


CONCLUSIONS
Further research and health policy changes are needed to address the problem of hepatitis B and liver cancer among Asian Americans.
Nguyen
Tung T
TT
Vietnamese Community Health Promotion Project and UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Tung.Nguyen@ucsf.edu
Taylor
Vicky
V
Chen
Moon S
MS
Bastani
Roshan
R
Maxwell
Annette E
AE
McPhee
Stephen J
SJ
D001213:Asian; D001364:Awareness; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008403:Mass Screening; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States