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01-08-2013 | Original Paper

Influence of Information Sources on Hepatitis B Screening Behavior and Relevant Psychosocial Factors Among Asian Immigrants

Authors: Miho Tanaka, Carol Strong, Sunmin Lee, Hee-Soon Juon

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2013

Abstract

This study examines how different information sources relate to Health Belief Model constructs, hepatitis B virus (HBV) knowledge, and HBV screening. The Maryland Asian American Liver Cancer Education Program administered a survey of 877 Asian immigrants. The most common sources of information identified by the multiple-answer questions were newspapers (39.8 %), physicians (39.3 %), friends (33.8 %), TV (31.7 %), and the Internet (29.5 %). Path analyses—controlling for age, sex, educational level, English proficiency, proportion of life in U.S., health insurance coverage, and family history of HBV infection—showed that learning about HBV from physicians had the strongest direct effect; friends had a marginal indirect effect. Perceived risk, benefits, and severity played limited roles in mediation effects. Path analysis results differed by ethnicity. Physician-based HBV screening intervention would be effective, but should be complemented with community health campaigns through popular information sources for the uninsured.

Tables of ethnicity-specific analyses are not shown in the manuscript. They are available upon request from the corresponding author.

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Title: Influence of Information Sources on Hepatitis B Screening Behavior and Relevant Psychosocial Factors Among Asian Immigrants
Authors: Miho Tanaka
Carol Strong
Sunmin Lee
Hee-Soon Juon
Publication date: 01-08-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-012-9753-9

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