Choe John H, Chan Nadine, Do H Hoai, Woodall Erica, Lim Eunyoung, Taylor Victoria M
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
Cancer. 2005 Dec 15;104(12 Suppl):2955-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21518.
Hepatocellular cancer occurs more frequently among Koreans, Vietnamese, and Chinese than other racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. This excess risk can be attributed to high rates of chronic hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection and low rates of HBV vaccination among Asian immigrants. However, there is little available information regarding the hepatitis B knowledge, beliefs, and practices among Koreans, the fifth-largest Asian population in the U.S. This brief report summarizes results from 30 qualitative interviews and two focus groups investigating hepatitis and liver cancer prevention, behavior, and beliefs among first-generation Korean immigrant adults ages 18-64 years residing in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area of Washington State. The report concludes with suggestions for future investigations to address the high rates of chronic HBV infection and hepatocellular cancer in this vulnerable population.
在美国，韩国人、越南人和中国人患肝细胞癌的频率高于其他种族/族裔群体。这种额外的风险可归因于亚洲移民中慢性乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染率高和HBV疫苗接种率低。然而，关于在美国亚洲人口中排名第五的韩国人的乙肝知识、观念和行为，几乎没有可用信息。本简要报告总结了对居住在华盛顿州西雅图 - 塔科马都会区的18 - 64岁第一代韩国成年移民进行的30次定性访谈和两个焦点小组的结果，这些访谈和小组调查了肝炎和肝癌预防、行为及观念。报告最后提出了未来调查的建议，以解决这一弱势群体中慢性HBV感染和肝细胞癌的高发病率问题。
