Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 20, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 502-506

Assessing Hepatitis B Knowledge Among Immigrant Communities in New York City (Article)

Bride M.* , Perumalswami P.V. , Ly van Manh A. , Jandorf L.
  • a New York University College of Global Public HealthNY, United States
  • b Mount Sinai School of MedicineNY, United States
  • c Mount Sinai School of MedicineNY, United States
  • d Mount Sinai School of MedicineNY, United States

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. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

New York City Hepatitis B Knowledge assessment

Index Keywords

male Emigrants and Immigrants female risk factor Risk Factors Humans language hepatitis B ethnology Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice attitude to health human epidemiology migrant psychology New York New York City
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85017179033&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-017-0571-y&partnerID=40&md5=6b4856295d2c1effdb979049014ed4d0
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-017-0571-y
ISSN: 15571912
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English