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Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands

Nora Hamdiui, Vincent Buskens, Jim van Steenbergen, Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar, Luis E C Rocha (UGent) , Anna E. Thorson, Aura Timen, Albert Wong, Maria van den Muijsenbergh and Mart L. Stein
(2020) BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 20(1).
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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 to recruit three Moroccans ("recruitees") from their social network. Logistic regression analyses were used to analyse whether the recruiters' intention to request a screening test was similar to the intention of their recruitees. Results We sampled 354 recruiter-recruitee pairs: for 154 pairs both participants had a positive screening intention, for 68 pairs both had a negative screening intention, and the remaining 132 pairs had a discordant intention to request a screening test. A tie between a recruiter and recruitee was associated with having the same screening intention, after correction for sociodemographic variables (OR 1.70 [1.15-2.51]). Conclusions The findings of our pilot study show clustering of screening intention among individuals in the same network. This provides opportunities for social network interventions to encourage participation in hepatitis B screening initiatives.
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Social networks, Hepatitis B, Screening, Intention, Moroccan immigrants, Netherlands, Respondent-driven sampling, VIRUS INFECTION, MIGRANTS, PREVALENCE, TRANSMISSION, RELIGION, IMPACT, SPREAD, WOMEN

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Hamdiui, Nora, et al. “Clustering of Chronic Hepatitis B Screening Intentions in Social Networks of Moroccan Immigrants in the Netherlands.” BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8438-x.
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Hamdiui, N., Buskens, V., van Steenbergen, J., Kretzschmar, M. E. E., Rocha, L. E. C., Thorson, A. E., … Stein, M. L. (2020). Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8438-x
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Hamdiui, Nora, Vincent Buskens, Jim van Steenbergen, Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar, Luis E C Rocha, Anna E. Thorson, Aura Timen, Albert Wong, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, and Mart L. Stein. 2020. “Clustering of Chronic Hepatitis B Screening Intentions in Social Networks of Moroccan Immigrants in the Netherlands.” BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 20 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8438-x.
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Hamdiui, Nora, Vincent Buskens, Jim van Steenbergen, Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar, Luis E C Rocha, Anna E. Thorson, Aura Timen, Albert Wong, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, and Mart L. Stein. 2020. “Clustering of Chronic Hepatitis B Screening Intentions in Social Networks of Moroccan Immigrants in the Netherlands.” BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 20 (1). doi:10.1186/s12889-020-8438-x.
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Hamdiui N, Buskens V, van Steenbergen J, Kretzschmar MEE, Rocha LEC, Thorson AE, et al. Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1).
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N. Hamdiui et al., “Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands,” BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020.
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  title        = {Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands},
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  volume       = {20},
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