Table.

Characteristics of newly arriving refugees screened for hepatitis B virus during the Hepatitis Testing and Linkage to Care (HepTLC) initiative^a (October 2012 through June 2014) and in the preceding year (October 2011 through September 2012) in Hennepin and Ramsey counties, Minnesota

^aThe HepTLC initiative promoted viral hepatitis B and hepatitis C screening, posttest counseling, and linkage to care at 34 U.S. sites.

^bPercentages may not total to 100 because of rounding.

^cDemographic and overseas vaccination data are from overseas medical records provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; domestic vaccination data and HBsAg test results are from refugee screening clinics. All of these data are compiled in the Electronic System for Health Assessment of Refugees (eSHARE), Minnesota's refugee health database.

HBsAg = hepatitis B surface antigen