Hwang Jessica P, Huang Chih-Hsun, Yi Jenny K
Department of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment, and Emergency Care, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77230, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2008 Jan-Feb;56(4):377-82. doi: 10.3200/JACH.56.44.377-382.
Asian American college students are at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV).
Vietnamese American students completed a questionnaire assessing HBV knowledge and attitudes. The authors performed statistical analyses to examine the relationship between HBV knowledge and participant characteristics. They also performed logistic regression to identify predictors of vaccination. Participants' mean age was 22.2 years, and almost 50% were born in the United States.
Only 29.9% knew that Asian Americans are at high risk for HBV. Participants who had undergone screening or vaccination or had a family member with HBV or liver disease had significantly higher levels of HBV knowledge. Less acculturated students were less likely to have received vaccination. Those with higher levels of knowledge were more likely to have received the vaccine.
HBV educational programs targeting young Asian American individuals are needed, with emphasis on reaching less acculturated individuals. Institutions of higher education are important locales to coordinate HBV efforts for young Asian Americans.
亚裔美国大学生感染乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）的风险很高。
越南裔美国学生完成了一份评估HBV知识和态度的问卷。作者进行了统计分析，以检验HBV知识与参与者特征之间的关系。他们还进行了逻辑回归分析，以确定疫苗接种的预测因素。参与者的平均年龄为22.2岁，近50%出生在美国。
只有29.9%的人知道亚裔美国人感染HBV的风险很高。接受过筛查或接种疫苗、或有家庭成员感染HBV或患有肝病的参与者，其HBV知识水平显著更高。文化适应程度较低的学生接种疫苗的可能性较小。知识水平较高的人接种疫苗的可能性更大。
需要针对年轻亚裔美国人开展HBV教育项目，重点是覆盖文化适应程度较低的人群。高等教育机构是协调针对年轻亚裔美国人的HBV防治工作的重要场所。
