3 research outputs found
Disease and Treatment Perceptions Among Asian Americans Diagnosed with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
San Francisco/Bay, and Los Angeles/Orange County
icans are estimated to be living with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Research has shown low awareness of CHB and different attitudes towards its treatment among the diverse ethnicities of Asian Americans. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to understand the perceptions and attitudes of CHB treatment among Asian Americans diagnosed with CHB who were either treatment-naĂŻve or being treated for CHB with oral antivirals, and to understand the relative importance of different clinical and economic attributes of oral antivirals that affect CHB treatment decisions and choices. DESIGN: Face-to-face structured survey administered to participants at central research facilities by inter-viewers of each participating ethnicity. PARTICIPANTS: CHB patients from Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese communities of New York metropolitan