ArticlePreventing chronic disease2019
Prevalence of Chronic Hepatitis B and C Infection in Mongolian Immigrants in the Washington, District of Columbia, Metropolitan Area, 2016-2017.
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- Prevalence of Hepatitis C Among Migrants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of viral hepatitis · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions for Hepatitis B and C: A Systematic Review of Vaccination, Screening, Health Promotion and Linkage to Care Within Higher Income Countries.Journal of community health · 2020Pooled it
- Prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis B, D among Mongol migrants in Sweden compared to a sex- and age-matched native Mongol cohort.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Viral hepatitis and liver disease in the Mongolian community in London ('MoLo'): A mixed methods study protocol to investigate the epidemiology and burden of disease to inform clinical and public health interventions.Wellcome open research · 2026Article
- Mongolian American Health Disparities and Research Gaps: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Review
- A decade of liver transplantation in Mongolia: Economic insights and cost analysis.Health economics review · 2024Article
- Community Strategy for Hepatitis B, C, and D Screening and Linkage to Care in Mongolians Living in Spain.Viruses · 2023Article
- Characteristics of incident liver cancer cases in the District of Columbia metropolitan area.Cancer health disparities · 2022Article
- Diagnostic Value of Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography Combined with Serum AFP, TSGF, and GP73 Assay in the Diagnosis of Primary Liver Cancer.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- High Prevalence of Chronic Viral Hepatitis and Liver Fibrosis Among Mongols in Southern California.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2021Observational
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Abstract
introductionMongolia has the highest liver cancer incidence in the world. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most prevalent primary liver cancer, and the most common risk factors are hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Although viral hepatitis occurs mostly in the developing world, migration of people from high prevalence countries contributes to the health outcomes of the United States. Data on Mongolian Americans is limited. The objective of this study was to estimate HBV and HCV infection prevalence among Mongolia-born immigrants living in the Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area.
methodsWe tested Mongolia-born immigrants for chronic hepatitis at community-based screening events from 2016 to 2017. Descriptive statistics were generated to describe the screening results. Bivariate analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between hepatitis prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsOf 634 participants, most did not speak English primarily, were uninsured, and did not have a regular primary care provider. Eighty-two participants (12.9%) had chronic HBV or HCV infection after accounting for HBV and HCV co-infection. Thirty-nine (6.2%) were chronically infected with HBV, and 233 (36.8%) were susceptible to HBV. Sixty-three (9.9%) participants were positive for HCV exposure, and 45 (7.1%) had confirmed chronic HCV infection. While no sociodemographic characteristics were associated with HBV infection, age and primary spoken language (Mongolian) were significantly associated with HCV exposure.
conclusionForeign-born immigrants such as Mongolian Americans have a high prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis infection. Targeted screening, vaccination, and treatment programs can help decrease immigrant risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma.
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