Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Viral Hepatitis Among Recent African Immigrants in the United States: A Community Based Participatory Research Qualitative Study

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Viral Hepatitis Among Recent African Immigrants in the United States: A Community Based Participatory Research Qualitative Study

Background: In the United States, hepatocellular carcinoma is the ninth leading cause of cancer mortality. Hepatocellular carcinoma disproportionately affects individuals of African ancestry with the rates being higher amongst individuals of foreign-born African ancestry. This study explored knowled...

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Main Authors: Essa A. Mohamed, Nasra H. Giama, Hassan M. Shaleh, Linda Kerandi, Abdul M. Oseini, Hager Ahmed Mohammed, Henry Kerandi, Loretta K. Allotey, Ibrahim A. Waaeys, Hamdi A. Ali, Hawa M. Ali, Safra A. Mohamed, Ju Dong Yang, Wudneh O. Gaga, Lily L. Tamire, Awol Windissa, Christi A. Patten, Joyce E. Balls-Berry, Lewis R. Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
immigrant health
community based research
liver cancer disparities
African
viral hepatitis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00025/full

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