Increasing hepatitis B screening for hmong adults: results from a randomized controlled community-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis B-linked liver cancer disproportionately affects Hmong Americans. With an incidence rate of 18.9 per 100,000, Hmong Americans experience liver cancer at a rate that is 6 to 7 times more than that of non-Hispanic Whites. Serologic testing for the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a principal means to prevent liver cancer-related deaths through earlier identification of those at risk.

Methods

Academic researchers and Hmong leaders collaborated in the design, conduct, and evaluation of a 5-year randomized controlled trial testing a lay health worker (LHW) intervention to promote HBV testing among 260 Hmong adults through in-home education and patient navigation.

Results

Intervention group participants were more likely to report receiving serologic testing f

SUBMITTER: Chen MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3650126 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature