ArticleCanadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie2012
The impact of hepatitis B knowledge and stigma on screening in Canadian Chinese persons.
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- Global Systematic Review of the Measurement of Stigma Associated With People Living With Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C Viruses.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2025Pooled it
- The Dual Burden of Hepatitis B and C Among Drug Users in Asia: The First Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Improving access to health care for chronic hepatitis B among migrant Chinese populations: A systematic mixed methods review of barriers and enablers.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2017Pooled it
- Illness perceptions and explanatory models of viral hepatitis B & C among immigrants and refugees: a narrative systematic review.BMC public health · 2015Pooled it
- A crowdsourced intervention to promote hepatitis B and C testing among men who have sex with men in China: study protocol for a nationwide online randomized controlled trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Trial
- Stigma related to hepatitis B virus: A barrier to global viral hepatitis elimination.Canadian liver journal · 2026Review
- Perceptions of Stigma Among Patients With Hepatitis B in Germany: Cross-Sectional Survey.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- HBV Transmission Knowledge Among Korean-American Chronic Hepatitis B Patients in the United States.Journal of community health · 2025Article
- Assessing Hepatitis B virus infection, risk factors and immunization among particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Eastern India.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Perceived HBV-Related Stigma Is Associated With Lower Antiviral Medication Adherence in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2025Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of Universal Adult Screening for Chronic Hepatitis B in Primary Care Clinics.AJPM focus · 2024Article
- Understanding stigma and attitudes towards hepatitis B among university students in Australia of Chinese and Vietnamese background.BMC public health · 2024Article
- "They feel shame sometime, but that is why we need to talk to them…we need to tell them how important it is not to feel shame": Hepatitis B related shame and improving hepatitis B care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Top End of the Northern Territory, according to the Aboriginal health workforce.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Racial discrimination, knowledge, and health outcomes: The mediating role of hepatitis B-related stigma among patients with chronic hepatitis B.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2024Article
- Experience and impact of stigma in people with chronic hepatitis B: a qualitative study in Asia, Europe, and the United States.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Factors associated with knowledge and awareness of Hepatitis B in individuals of Chinese descent: Results from a mass point of care testing and outreach campaign in Toronto, Canada.Canadian liver journal · 2024Article
- Health workers' perspectives of hepatitis B-related stigma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales, Australia.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Among Palestinian Healthcare Workers in the Gaza Strip Towards Hepatitis B: Cross-sectional survey.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2023Article
- Impact of Virtual Seminars on Hepatitis B Knowledge and Attitudes Among Preclinical-Year Medical Students.Cureus · 2023Article
- Assessment of Knowledge, Stigmatizing Attitudes and Health-Seeking Behaviors Regarding Hepatitis B Virus Infection in a Pharmacy and Community Setting in Sierra Leone: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection is endemic in East Asia, and those who emigrate to North America have higher rates of CHB infection when compared with the general population. To date, Chinese persons residing in Canada have not been mandated to be screened for CHB infection.
objectiveTo understand factors that influence hepatitis B screening behaviour among the Chinese community in Toronto, Ontario, and to determine whether stigma acts as a barrier to screening.
methodsSelf-identified Chinese individuals at a family physician's office and at English as a second language (ESL) classes in Toronto completed a questionnaire with demographic questions, a hepatitis B virus (HBV) stigma scale and an HBV knowledge scale. Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regression techniques were used to analyze the data.
resultsThe study group included 343 individuals. Their mean (± SD) age was 48.76 ± 17.49 years and the majority were born in China (n=229 [68%]). The mean score on the HBV knowledge scale was 10.13 ± 1.76 (range 0 to 15), with higher scores indicating greater HBV knowledge. The mean score on the stigma scale was 54.60 ± 14.18 (range 20 to 100), with higher scores indicating more stigma. Being an immigrant, having a family physician and having greater knowledge of HBV were associated with increased rates of screening for this infection. In contrast, greater levels of HBV stigma were associated with decreased likelihood of screening for HBV infection.
conclusionsHBV stigma is associated with reduced rates of screening for this infection.
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