Open AccessThe Impact Of Hepatitis B Knowledge and Stigma on Screening in Canadian Chinese Persons
Author(s) -
Dorothy Li,
Taryn N. Tang,
Matt Patterson,
P. Michael Ho,
Jenny Heathcote,
Hemant Shah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2012/705094
Subject(s) - medicine , stigma (botany) , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , demography , population , hepatitis c , immunology , psychiatry , environmental health , virus , sociology
Chronic 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.
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