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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1/2012

01-02-2012 | Original Paper

Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Testing Among Cambodian American Men and Women

Authors: Victoria M. Taylor, Roshan Bastani, Nancy Burke, Jocelyn Talbot, Channdara Sos, Qi Liu, J. Carey Jackson, Yutaka Yasui

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 1/2012

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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.
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Metadata
Title
Factors Associated with Hepatitis B Testing Among Cambodian American Men and Women
Authors
Victoria M. Taylor
Roshan Bastani
Nancy Burke
Jocelyn Talbot
Channdara Sos
Qi Liu
J. Carey Jackson
Yutaka Yasui
Publication date
01-02-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-011-9536-8

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