Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago
Stigma regarding viral hepatitis and liver disease has psychological and social consequences including causing negative self-image, disrupting relationships, and providing a barrier to prevention, testing, and treatment. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare HBV knowledge and stigma...
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| description | Stigma regarding viral hepatitis and liver disease has psychological and social consequences including causing negative self-image, disrupting relationships, and providing a barrier to prevention, testing, and treatment. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare HBV knowledge and stigma in Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago and to begin to evaluate the cultural context of HBV stigma. Methods. A written survey including knowledge questions and a validated HBV stigma questionnaire was distributed to Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago. 842 surveys from Ho Chi Minh City and 170 from Chicago were analyzed. Results. Vietnamese living in Chicago had better understanding of HBV transmission and that HBV can cause chronic infection and liver cancer. Vietnamese in Chicago had higher stigma scores on a broad range of items including guilt and shame about HBV and were more likely to feel that persons with HBV can bring harm to others and should be isolated. Conclusions. Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago have knowledge deficits about HBV, particularly regarding modes of transmission. Persons in Ho Chi Minh City expressed lower levels of HBV stigma than Vietnamese living in Chicago, likely reflecting changing cultural attitudes in Vietnam. Culturally appropriate educational initiatives are needed to address the problem of HBV stigma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-16982fc18f4a406eb5ab67843b9ed2af2025-02-03T06:07:00ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology2291-27892291-27972016-01-01201610.1155/2016/19102921910292Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and ChicagoLan Dam0Anita Cheng1Phuong Tran2Shirley S. Wong3Ronald Hershow4Sheldon Cotler5Scott J. Cotler6University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USALoyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USARUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USAUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USADePaul University, Chicago, IL, USALoyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USAStigma regarding viral hepatitis and liver disease has psychological and social consequences including causing negative self-image, disrupting relationships, and providing a barrier to prevention, testing, and treatment. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare HBV knowledge and stigma in Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago and to begin to evaluate the cultural context of HBV stigma. Methods. A written survey including knowledge questions and a validated HBV stigma questionnaire was distributed to Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago. 842 surveys from Ho Chi Minh City and 170 from Chicago were analyzed. Results. Vietnamese living in Chicago had better understanding of HBV transmission and that HBV can cause chronic infection and liver cancer. Vietnamese in Chicago had higher stigma scores on a broad range of items including guilt and shame about HBV and were more likely to feel that persons with HBV can bring harm to others and should be isolated. Conclusions. Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago have knowledge deficits about HBV, particularly regarding modes of transmission. Persons in Ho Chi Minh City expressed lower levels of HBV stigma than Vietnamese living in Chicago, likely reflecting changing cultural attitudes in Vietnam. Culturally appropriate educational initiatives are needed to address the problem of HBV stigma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1910292 |
| spellingShingle | Lan Dam Anita Cheng Phuong Tran Shirley S. Wong Ronald Hershow Sheldon Cotler Scott J. Cotler Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| title | Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago |
| title_full | Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago |
| title_short | Hepatitis B Stigma and Knowledge among Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and Chicago |
| title_sort | hepatitis b stigma and knowledge among vietnamese in ho chi minh city and chicago |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1910292 |
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