Thompson Matthew J, Taylor Victoria M, Yasui Yutaka, Hislop T Gregory, Jackson J Carey, Kuniyuki Alan, Teh Chong
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Can J Public Health. 2003 Jul-Aug;94(4):281-6. doi: 10.1007/BF03403606.
Liver cancer rates are higher in North American Chinese than non-Asian ethnic/racial groups, largely due to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
A community-based survey of Chinese women (n = 147) was completed during 1999 to examine HBV knowledge and practices in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Most women had heard of HBV (85%) but smaller proportions knew about some routes of transmission (e.g., sexual intercourse) and sequelae of infection. Knowledge about HBV was significantly associated with education level (p = 0.005), English fluency (p < 0.001) and household income (p = 0.007). Previous serologic testing for HBV infection was significantly associated with education level (p = 0.04), English fluency (p = 0.01), and level of knowledge about HBV (p < 0.001).
Efforts to increase knowledge about HBV infection in this community should consider targeting less educated and less acculturated individuals.
北美华裔的肝癌发病率高于非亚裔种族群体，这主要归因于慢性乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染。
1999年期间完成了一项针对华裔女性（n = 147）的社区调查，以考察不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华市居民对HBV的了解情况及相关行为。
大多数女性听说过HBV（85%），但了解某些传播途径（如性交）和感染后遗症的比例较小。对HBV的了解与教育程度（p = 0.005）、英语流利程度（p < 0.001）和家庭收入（p = 0.007）显著相关。既往HBV感染血清学检测与教育程度（p = 0.04）、英语流利程度（p = 0.01）以及对HBV的了解程度（p < 0.001）显著相关。
在该社区提高对HBV感染认识的工作应考虑针对受教育程度较低和文化适应程度较低的人群。
