Table 3.
Demographics of Study Participants
| No. (%) of Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary care providers (n = 6) | Liver specialists (n = 7) | Other medical providers (n = 5) | Total (n = 18) | |
| Age, years | ||||
| <30 | 0 | 0 | 2 (40) | 2 (11) |
| 30-39 | 0 | 1 (14) | 1 (20) | 2 (11) |
| 40-49 | 2 (33) | 3 (43) | 0 | 5 (28) |
| 50-65 | 3 (50) | 2 (29) | 1 (20) | 6 (33) |
| >65 | 1 (17) | 1 (14) | 1 (20) | 3 (17) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 5 (83) | 6 (86) | 3 (60) | 14 (78) |
| Specialty | ||||
| Gastroenterology/Hepatology | 0 | 7 (100) | 0 | 7 (38) |
| Internal medicine | 3 (50) | 0 | 0 | 3 (17) |
| Family practice | 3 (50) | 0 | 0 | 3 (17) |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | 0 | 0 | 1 (20) | 1 (6) |
| Acupuncturist | 0 | 0 | 2 (40) | 2 (11) |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 2 (40) | 2 (11) |
| Completed US Residency? | ||||
| Yes | 6 (100) | 6 (86) | 3 (60) | 15 (83) |
| Graduate of US medical school? | ||||
| Yes | 1 (17) | 3 (43) | 3 (60) | 7 (39) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Chinese | 3 (50) | 0 | 3 (60) | 6 (33) |
| Korean | 1 (17) | 0 | 2 (40) | 3 (17) |
| Vietnamese | 2 (33) | 1 (14) | 0 | 3 (17) |
| Latino | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 1 (6) |
| Caucasian | 0 | 3 (43) | 0 | 3 (17) |
| Other | 0 | 2 (29) | 2 (11) | |
| Native tongue | ||||
| Chinese | 3 (50) | 0 | 0 | 3 (17) |
| Korean | 1 (17) | 0 | 2 (40) | 3 (17) |
| Vietnamese | 2 (33) | 1 (14) | 0 | 3 (17) |
| English | 0 | 3 (43) | 2 (40) | 5 (28) |
| Other | 0 | 3 (43) | 1 (20) | 4 (22) |
| % of patients who are Asian American | ||||
| 25% | 2 (33) | 4 (57) | 4 (80) | 10 (56) |
| 25-50% | 1 (17) | 1 (14) | 0 | 2 (11) |
| 50-75% | 2 (33) | 0 | 1 (20) | 3 (17) |
| >75% | 1 (17) | 1 (14) | 0 | 2 (11) |
| No answer | 0 | 1 (14) | (0) | 1 (6) |
| % of patients with insurance | ||||
| 0% | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 1 (6) |
| 25% | 5 (83) | 4 (57) | 3 (60) | 12 (67) |
| 25-50% | 1 (17) | 1 (14) | 0 | 2 (11) |
| 50-75% | 0 | 0 | 2 (40) | 2 (11) |
| >75% | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 1 (6) |
| Use translator as needed during visits with Asian American patients | 4 (67) | 6 (86) | 2 (40) | 12 (67) |
| HBV screening testsa | ||||
| HBsAg | 6 (100) | 6 (86) | 1 (20) | 13 (72) |
| anti-HBe | 4 (67) | 2 (29) | 2 (40) | 8 (44) |
| anti-HBc | 4 (67) | 3 (43) | 1 (20) | 8 (44) |
| % of patients screened for HBV | ||||
| 25% | 1 (17) | 0 | 4 (80) | 5 (28) |
| 25-50% | 2 (33) | 1 (14) | 0 | 3 (17) |
| 50-75% | 3 (50) | 1 (14) | 0 | 4 (22) |
| >75% | 0 | 4 (57) | 0 | 4 (22) |
| No answer | 0 | 1 (14) | 0 | 1 (6) |
a HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; anti-HBe, antibody to hepatitis B early antigen; anti-HBc, antibody to hepatitis B core antigen