title: Factors associated with hepatitis B testing among Cambodian American men and women.
abstract: Cambodian Americans have an elevated risk of liver cancer. This health disparity is attributable to high rates of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Our study examined factors associated with HBV testing among Cambodian men and women. A population-based survey was conducted in the Seattle area. The Health Behavior Framework guided our survey instrument development. We attempted to interview a man and a woman in each household. The sample included 300 men and 367 women. About one-half of the male (45%) and female (54%) respondents had been tested for HBV. Two factors were independently associated with testing among men and women: a doctor had recommended testing and had asked a doctor for testing. Knowing that someone who looks and feels healthy can spread HBV was independently associated with testing among men. Low levels of HBV testing remain a public health problem among Cambodians. Interventions should improve patient-provider communication by encouraging providers who serve Cambodians to recommend HBV testing, as well as by empowering Cambodians to ask for testing.
authors: Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (M3-B232), Seattle, WA 98109, USA. vtaylor@fhcrc.org
authors: Victoria M
authors: VM
authors: Taylor
authors: Roshan
authors: R
authors: Bastani
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Burke
authors: Jocelyn
authors: J
authors: Talbot
authors: Channdara
authors: C
authors: Sos
authors: Qi
authors: Q
authors: Liu
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Carey Jackson
authors: Yutaka
authors: Y
authors: Yasui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002160:Cambodia / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult