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Sociodemographic characteristics associated with hepatitis C virus infection in Vietnamese Americans: A cross-sectional analysis of community screening data.

Alice W LeeWura JacobsMichelle TranBecky NguyenDung N HuaJohn N HoThai Van Nguyen
Published in: PloS one (2022)
This study identifies specific subgroups in the Vietnamese American community who would largely benefit from targeted interventions given their higher likelihood of having HCV. These interventions should emphasize improving HCV knowledge and promoting HCV self-risk assessment since awareness of one's own risk may motivate those likely to be infected to get screened.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • hepatitis c virus infection
  • healthcare
  • risk assessment
  • mental health
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • physical activity
  • genome wide
  • cancer therapy
  • dna methylation
  • drug delivery
  • data analysis