Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Exposure Among Foreign-Born Asian Americans in the U.S.
| Author | Hee-Soon Juon | en |
| Author | Frederic Kim | en |
| Author | Carol Strong | en |
| Author | Eunmi Park | en |
| Author | Lei Zheng | en |
| Author | Zhiping Li | en |
| Author | Sunmin Lee | en |
| Issued Date | 2017-01-01 | en |
| Abstract | This study reports hepatitis B serologic test results among foreign-born Asian Americans. In 2013 - 2014, a sample of foreign-born Asian American adults, (≥ 18 years of age) were drawn from community-based organizations in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Hepatitis B screening tests were administered, including tests for HBsAg, anti-HBs, and anti-HBc. Among total of 600 people who completed screening, 33 (5.5%) tested positive for HBsAg, indicating chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. About 44% (n = 263) tested positive for anti-HBc, indicating a previous exposure to HBV. Asian Americans from Vietnam (53.2%) had the highest exposure to HBV, followed by Asian Americans from Korea (43.4%) and China (34.8%) (P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, gender, age, education, and family history of HBV infection were associated with previous exposure to HBV infection. The prevalence of anti-HBc (44%) in our study group was much higher than that of a nationally representative sample in the NHANES study (6%), indicating that there is higher incidence of HBV in foreign-born Asian Americans than the general U.S. population. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.43018 | en |
| Keyword | Hepatitis B Virus Infection | en |
| Keyword | Exposure | en |
| Keyword | Asian Americans | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Exposure Among Foreign-Born Asian Americans in the U.S. | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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