Evaluation of Factors Influencing Specialist Referral Among Individuals Tested Positive for HBsAg in Health Check Programs in Hong Kong
Elevated HBV DNA is an important factor associated with specialist referral among HBsAg-positive individuals identified at health check programs. These findings suggest that implementing reflex HBV DNA testing could be a key strategy to improve specialist referral and facilitate linkage to care.
Authors
- Henry Lik‐Yuen Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7790-1611)
- Terry Cheuk‐Fung Yip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1819-2464)
- A. Chan
- Je Min Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-1336)
- Cecilia Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7250-2224)
- T Pun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0533-1696)
- Grace Lai–Hung Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2863-9389)
- Patrick Chun Yip Tsoi
- Dorothy Man Ching Tung
Institutions
- Union Hospital (HK)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.70151
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00