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Brief Title: Community-based Hepatitis B Interventions for Hmong Adults
Official Title: Community-based Hepatitis B Interventions for Hmong Adults
Study ID: NCT00888407
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to design an intervention to increase hepatitis B (HBV) screening among Hmong Americans.
Detailed Description: The investigators will design an intervention to measure the baseline proportion of Hmong adults (ages 18-64) that have been serologically tested for Hepatitis B. Investigators will work with lay health workers to promote serologically testing for Hepatitis B and increase knowledge of Hepatitis B among Hmong adults. The effectiveness of the lay health worker intervention will be evaluated by conducting a randomized, controlled trial among Hmong adults aged 18-64 not previously tested for hepatitis B. The primary hypothesis is that the proportion of Hmong adults, ages 18-64 reporting serologically testing for Hepatitis B at post-test will be significantly greater in the intervention group than in the control group. Secondary hypotheses are: There will be greater increases in knowledge of Hepatitis B and liver cancer in the intervention group than in the control group. Participants with greater knowledge of hepatitis B and liver cancer at post-test will be more likely to be serologically tested for hepatitis B.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
UC Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, California, United States
Name: Moon S. Chen, Jr., PhD, MPH
Affiliation: University of California, Davis
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR