Hep B and Immigrants in HI

Written By Thaddeus Pham

[Handout with data highlights from full article

Donʻt just get mad…get data!

In February 2024, the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare published an article that looked at hep B testing data among foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islander patients at a community health center in Honolulu. The findings included:

  • About 1 out of 10 of tested patients had chronic hepatitis B (CHB);

  • About 3 times higher odds of CHB if the patient lived with someone with hep B;

  • About 3 times higher odds of CHB if the patient was 35 to 44 years old (compared to those over 65 years old).

Download the infographic. Mahalo to the authors, Yash Vyas, Dr. Naoky Tsai, Dr. Al Katz, and Thaddeus Pham!

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Thaddeus Pham
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