Hepatitis B infection among Asian American Pacific Islanders in the Rocky Mountain area

HaeOk Lee; Ivy Hontz; Amy Warner; Sugie J Park

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2004.04.002

Hepatitis B infection among Asian American Pacific Islanders in the Rocky Mountain area

Appl Nurs Res. 2005 Feb;18(1):2-6. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.04.002.

Authors

HaeOk Lee¹, Ivy Hontz, Amy Warner, Sugie J Park

Affiliation

¹ School of Nursing, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA. haeok.lee@uchsc.edu

PMID: 15812729
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.04.002

Abstract

To detect the rate of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), data on hepatitis B antigens and antibodies were collected as part of a community health fair. Two hundred seventy adults received free hepatitis B screening. The serological results of 82 Whites showed that 1.2% were positive for serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and 21% were positive for serum hepatitis B antibody (HBAb). Of 161 AAPIs, 4.3% were positive for serum HBsAg and 60% were positive for HBAb. Despite the limitation of design, these data provide some insight on the rate of HBV infection in AAPIs because there are no data on prevalence of HBV infection of AAPIs in the Rocky Mountain Area.

MeSH terms

Adult
Asian*
Colorado / epidemiology
Community Participation*
Female
Health Fairs / organization & administration*
Hepatitis B / ethnology*
Hepatitis B / prevention & control*
Humans
Korea / ethnology
Male
Mass Screening / organization & administration*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander*
Seroepidemiologic Studies