Hepatitis B Screening, Vaccination, and Linkage to Care: Lessons Learned from a Mississippi Vietnamese Community.

Background: Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are disproportionately impacted by chronic hepatitis B infection (CHBI). The long-term effects of untreated CHBI include cirrhosis of the liver, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver failure. Approximately two-thirds of those living with CHBI are unaware of their HBV status.

Test to Protect Family and Self-A Hepatitis B Screening and Care-Linkage Initiative in the Coastal Mississippi Vietnamese Community.

Although Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders represent less than 5% of the U.S. population, they represent approximately half of all people living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV).