Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands
Abstract 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. S...
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| author | Nora Hamdiui Vincent Buskens Jim E. van Steenbergen Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar Luis E. C. Rocha Anna E. Thorson Aura Timen Albert Wong Maria van den Muijsenbergh Mart L. Stein |
| author_facet | Nora Hamdiui Vincent Buskens Jim E. van Steenbergen Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar Luis E. C. Rocha Anna E. Thorson Aura Timen Albert Wong Maria van den Muijsenbergh Mart L. Stein |
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| description | Abstract 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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| spelling | doaj.art-4d35051bdeb04d6a8c499252e24dd34c2022-12-22T02:22:54ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582020-03-0120111210.1186/s12889-020-8438-xClustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the NetherlandsNora Hamdiui0Vincent Buskens1Jim E. van Steenbergen2Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar3Luis E. C. Rocha4Anna E. Thorson5Aura Timen6Albert Wong7Maria van den Muijsenbergh8Mart L. Stein9National Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM/LCIDepartment of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht UniversityNational Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM/LCIJulius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht UniversityDepartment of Economics & Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ghent UniversityDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska InstitutetNational Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM/LCIDepartment of Statistics, Informatics and Modeling, National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentPharos: Dutch Centre of Expertise on Health Disparities, Program Prevention and CareNational Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM/LCIAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8438-xSocial networksHepatitis BScreeningIntentionMoroccan immigrantsNetherlands |
| spellingShingle | Nora Hamdiui Vincent Buskens Jim E. van Steenbergen Mirjam E. E. Kretzschmar Luis E. C. Rocha Anna E. Thorson Aura Timen Albert Wong Maria van den Muijsenbergh Mart L. Stein Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands BMC Public Health Social networks Hepatitis B Screening Intention Moroccan immigrants Netherlands |
| title | Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands |
| title_full | Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands |
| title_fullStr | Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands |
| title_short | Clustering of chronic hepatitis B screening intentions in social networks of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands |
| title_sort | clustering of chronic hepatitis b screening intentions in social networks of moroccan immigrants in the netherlands |
| topic | Social networks Hepatitis B Screening Intention Moroccan immigrants Netherlands |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-8438-x |
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