Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands
Background Early detection, identification, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B through screening is vital for those at increased risk, e.g. born in hepatitis B endemic countries. In the Netherlands, Moroccan immigrants show low participation rates in health-related screening programmes. Since social networks influence health behaviour, we investigated whether similar screening intentions for chronic hepatitis B cluster within social networks of Moroccan immigrants. Methods We used respondent-driven sampling (RDS) where each participant ("recruiter") was asked to complete a questionnaire and... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Schlagwörter: | Social Sciences / Medicine and Health Sciences / Social networks / Hepatitis B / Screening / Intention / Moroccan immigrants / Netherlands / Respondent-driven sampling / VIRUS INFECTION / MIGRANTS / PREVALENCE / TRANSMISSION / RELIGION / IMPACT / SPREAD / WOMEN |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26830604 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8650722 |