Sims Omar T, Hong Barry A, Ji Shaonin, Pollio David E, North Carol S
Department of Social Work, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, HB 414, 1720 2nd AVE S, Birmingham, AL, 35294-1260, USA.
Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, HB 414, 1720 2nd AVE S, Birmingham, AL, 35294-1260, USA.
J Relig Health. 2018 Oct;57(5):1764-1770. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0565-7.
The purpose of this study was to compare African American and non-African American hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients on self-reported symptoms of HCV liver disease and psychosocial characteristics commonly affected by it in a sample of 309 patients enrolled in a randomized controlled trial. African Americans (n = 196) rated a higher reliance on religion/spirituality for coping with HCV compared to non-African Americans. This study's findings are a basis for encouragement of public health efforts and programs to seek partnerships with African American faith and religious communities to identify and treat undiagnosed cases of HCV and promote HCV awareness.
本研究的目的是在一项随机对照试验的309名患者样本中，比较非裔美国人和非非裔美国人丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）患者在自我报告的HCV肝病症状以及受其普遍影响的社会心理特征方面的差异。与非非裔美国人相比，非裔美国人（n = 196）在应对HCV时对宗教/精神寄托的依赖程度更高。本研究的结果为鼓励公共卫生工作和项目与非裔美国宗教团体建立伙伴关系以识别和治疗未确诊的HCV病例并提高对HCV的认识提供了依据。
