In February 2024, the Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare published an article which analyzed hepatitis B testing data among foreign-born Asian and Pacific Islander patients at a community health center in Honolulu from 2015 to 2020. Data was made available through the Enhanced Hepatitis B Screening Program, a collaboration between the Harm Reduction Services Branch and Kalihi-Palama Health Center. 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).

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

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