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| Autor/inn/en | Lee, Haeok; Kiang, Peter; Watanabe, Paul; Halon, Patricia; Shi, Ling; Church, Daniel R. |
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| Titel | Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Immunizations among Asian American College Students: Infection, Exposure, and Immunity Rates |
| Quelle | In: Journal of American College Health, 61 (2013) 2, S.67-74 (8 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0744-8481 |
| DOI | 10.1080/07448481.2012.753891 |
| Schlagwörter | Incidence; Diseases; Asian Americans; College Students; Immunization Programs; Student Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Health Education; Screening Tests; Ethnicity; Comparative Analysis; Birth; Massachusetts |
| Abstract | Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, exposure, and immunity among Asian American college students as a basis for evaluating HBV screening and vaccination policy. Participants and Methods: Self-identified Asian American college students aged 18 years or older were examined. Serological tests of HBV surface antigens, antibodies to HBV core antigens (anti-HBc), and antibodies to HBV surface antigens (anti-HBs) were used to determine HBV infection and immunization prevalence. Results: Among US-born students ("n" = 66), none was infected with HBV, 68% ("n" = 45) had immunity from vaccination, and 1 student had evidence of past exposure to HBV. Among foreign-born students ("n" = 142), 4% ("n" = 5) had evidence of chronic HBV infection, 62% ("n" = 88) had immunity from vaccination, and 19% ("n" = 27) had results indicating past exposure to HBV. Asian American college students showed very little knowledge of HBV vaccination; 43% reported that they had received vaccination, whereas 50% did not know whether they had received it or not. Conclusions: The prevalence of current and past HBV infection among foreign-born Asian American college students is significantly higher ("p" less than 0.01), than US-born students. The lack of awareness of their HBV-infected status points out the importance of routine HBV screening of high-risk populations such as Asian students. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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