Social-Cognitive and Socio-Cultural Predictors of Hepatitis B Virus-Screening in Turkish Migrants, the Netherlands

• Published in: Journal of immigrant and minority health Vol. 16; no. 5; pp. 811 - 821
• Main Authors: van der Veen, Y. J. J., van Empelen, P., Looman, C. W. N., Richardus, J. H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer Science + Business Media 01.10.2014; Springer US; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Attitudes; Behavior; Beliefs; Cognitive models; Community Relations; Comparative Law; Cross-Sectional Studies; Cultural identity; Cultural Influences; Cultural values; Culture; Emigrants and Immigrants - psychology; Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data; Epistemology; Ethnic Groups; Ethnicity; Family (Sociological Unit); Female; Focus Groups; Health behavior; Health care; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - diagnosis; Hepatitis B - ethnology; Hepatitis B virus; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Immigrants; Infections; Infectious diseases; Intention; International & Foreign Law; Islam; Male; Medical screening; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Minority & ethnic groups; Neonates; Netherlands - epidemiology; Noncitizens; Norms; ORIGINAL PAPER; Polls & surveys; Population; Private International Law; Psychology; Public Health; Racial Identification; Religion; Religious identity; Serologic Tests - psychology; Serologic Tests - statistics & numerical data; Sexual behavior; Sexuality; Social support; Sociology; Statistical analysis; Stereotyping; Stigma; Turkey - ethnology; Values; Young Adult; Netherlands; Turkey; Voluntary testing; Infectious diseases; Health behavior; Hepatitis B; Cultural determinants
• ISSN: 1557-1912; 1557-1920
• DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9872-y

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important health problem in the Turkish Dutch. Screening is necessary for detection and prevention of HBV. We aimed to identify social-cognitive and socio-cultural determinants of HBVscreening intention among Turkish Dutch. A cross-sectional survey was carried out amongst 335 Turkish Dutch, aged 16–40 years. Respondents showed favorable scores for the potential determinants of HBV-screening. Attitude, perceived behaviour control, social support and social norm, and the level of satisfaction with Dutch health care proved to be directly associated with screening intention. Relevant socio-cultural beliefs were shame, stigma, the association of screening with sexuality and family values. Persons with lower screening intentions had lower scores for attitude, perceived behaviour control, social support and subjective norms, but scored higher for feelings of shame and stigma regarding hepatitis B. This study shows how cultural values and social-cognitive factors are related to HBV-screening intention.