Hsu Leslie D, DeJong William, Hsia Renee, Chang Michael, Ryou Marvin, Yeh Ellen
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Aug;93(8):1250-2. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.8.1250.
Increasing hepatitis B vaccination rates for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders is a priority. Laws requiring vaccination prior to school enrollment have helped, yet many youths remain unvaccinated. The Hepatitis B Initiative (HBI), launched in 1997 and operated by public health and medical school students, provides free screenings and vaccinations to Boston's Asian American/Pacific Islander community, with a focus on youths. By October 2002, 997 HBI patients from Boston's Chinatown had received free hepatitis B screenings. Of these, 384 patients (39%) were deemed susceptible to the hepatitis B virus and provided with free vaccination.
提高亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民的乙肝疫苗接种率是当务之急。要求在入学前接种疫苗的法律起到了一定作用,但仍有许多青少年未接种疫苗。1997年发起的乙肝倡议(HBI)由公共卫生和医学院学生运作,为波士顿的亚裔美国/太平洋岛民社区提供免费筛查和疫苗接种,重点是青少年。到2002年10月,来自波士顿唐人街的997名HBI患者接受了免费乙肝筛查。其中,384名患者(39%)被认为对乙肝病毒易感,并获得了免费疫苗接种。