Author/Authors :
Zheng Lei J. نويسنده , Li Zhiping نويسنده , Juon Hee-Soon نويسنده Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson
University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , Kim Frederic نويسنده Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson
University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA , Strong Carol نويسنده College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University,
Tainan City, Taiwan , Park Eunmi نويسنده School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
Maryland, USA , Lee Sunmin نويسنده School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College
Park, Maryland, USA
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.
