* Survey of Asian patients with hepatitis B infection: limited knowledge of transmission and screening of family members.
- Asian American families are disproportionately affected by Hepatitis B (HBV) infection. We aimed to assess the extent of screening family members of Asian patients with known HBV infection as well as patients' knowledge of HBV disease. A cross-sectional survey of established Asian patients with HBV-infection was performed at a university liver clinic. Outcome measures included the percentage of family members whose HBV serostatus was unknown and the percentage of patients who were able to correctly identify modes of transmission. A total of 803 US-based family members were identified by 58 patients. Patients did not know the HBV serostatus of 50% of their family members and 28% of their immediate family members. Fifty percent of participants did not know how they had acquired HBV or stated unlikely transmission modes. Though nationwide vaccination campaigns target this underrepresented population, screening family members of Asian patients with HBV remains a challenge.
Overview of verb perform
The verb perform has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (25) perform, execute, do -- (carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the
weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a
little dance")
2. (19) perform -- (perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?")
3. (19) perform -- (give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall
tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera")
4. (2) do, perform -- (get (something) done; "I did my job")
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