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Table 2 CHB History and Characteristics of HBsAg-seropositive participants

From: Sociocultural barriers to hepatitis B health literacy in an immigrant population: a focus group study in Korean Americans

 

Number of participants

Percentage (%)

CHB First Diagnosed

 Before 2000

21

75

 2000–2010

4

14

 After 2010

3

11

Family Historya

 Yes

19

68

 No

8

26

 Do not know

1

4

Level of Educationb

 High School

11

39

 College

17

61

Health Insurance

 Yes

16

57

 No

12

43

Currently Seeing Physician

 Yes

8

29

 No

20

71

  1. arefers to presence or absence of chronic hepatitis B in immediate family members (parents, children and siblings)
  2. bEducation levels are categorized as High school (those who graduated from high schools) and College (those who had college or post-graduate degrees)
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