Feasibility and Acceptability of an English-as-a-Second Language Curriculum on Hepatitis B for Older Chinese American Immigrants

Authors

Gloria D. Coronado, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Elizabeth Acorda, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
H. H. Do, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Victoria M. Taylor, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterFollow

Keywords

Chinese Americans; English language — Study and teaching — Foreign speakers; ESL Curricula; Health education; Health Literacy; Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B

Disciplines

Community-Based Research | Inequality and Stratification | Medicine and Health | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion | Race and Ethnicity

Abstract

Asian immigrants to the U.S. have an increased prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection compared to native born individuals; an estimated 10 percent of Chinese immigrants are infected with HBV. Using qualitative data from focus groups, we developed an English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) curriculum that aimed to improve knowledge about key hepatitis B facts. The curriculum was pilot-tested among 56 students aged 50 and older from intermediate-level ESL classes at a community-based organization that serves Chinese immigrants. Post-curriculum data showed increases in knowledge that hepatitis B can cause liver cancer (73% at pre-test vs. 91% at post-test; p value = 0.01) and that individuals can be infected with hepatitis B for life (34% vs. 81%; p value

Recommended Citation

Coronado, Gloria D.; Acorda, Elizabeth; Do, H. H.; and Taylor, Victoria M. (2008) "Feasibility and Acceptability of an English-as-a-Second Language Curriculum on Hepatitis B for Older Chinese American Immigrants," Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Vol. 2: Iss. 3, Article 8.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol2/iss3/8