Get Tested

Most people with hepatitis B or C in Hawai`i don’t know they have it. Symptoms can take many years to show, so it is important to get tested even if you feel fine.

Where can I get tested?

  • Ask your healthcare provider for the blood tests for hepatitis B and/or C. You can print out these referral letters on hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing to take to your next appointment. 

  • If you are uninsured, you can use the map above (or download the list of free testing sites) to find places near you for free testing.

 

Who should get tested for hepatitis B?

The CDC recommends all adults get tested for hepatitis B, at least once!

Especially people who:

  • Were born in Africa, Asia, or the Pacific (Oceania)

  • Have ever injected drugs

  • Have ever been incarcerated

  • Have ever had an HCV, STI, or HIV infection

  • Are part of other groups listed in the new screening recommendations

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis B.
Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/rr/rr7201a1.htm

Who should get tested for hepatitis C?

The CDC recommends all adults get tested for hepatitis C, at least once!

Especially people who:

  • Have ever injected drugs or other substances even once

  • Have ever shared drug equipment (e.g., needles, snort straws, pipes)

  • Have ever been incarcerated (more from National Hep C Corrections Network)

  • Have received tattoos or body piercings outside of a professional shop

  • Are baby boomers, born from 1945 to 1965

  • Were born to HCV-positive women