title: Assessing Hepatitis B Knowledge Among Immigrant Communities in New York City.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) among New York City immigrants. Data were obtained from cohort of 2385 persons at-risk for HBV, who completed a knowledge assessment survey during HBV screening events in 2010-2013. HBV knowledge scores were very low among the tested population, with the majority answering every question incorrectly. Participants had higher odds of obtaining a better score if they were fluent in English or born in the US, where participants had lower odds if they were born in Africa or spoke French as their native language. Results show a distinct lack of HBV knowledge among multiple communities at risk for HBV. Future research is needed to evaluate effective interventions to increase HBV knowledge in foreign-born, at-risk communities.
authors.affiliation: New York University College of Global Public Health, New York, USA. mb6246@nyu.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5425-3957
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bride
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Ponni V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Perumalswami
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ly van Manh
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jandorf
mesh_terms: D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Hepatitis B; Knowledge assessment; New York City