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Increase the proportion of people who know they have chronic hepatitis B — IID‑13

Status: Baseline only

  
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Baseline only

Most Recent Data:
32.4 percent (2013-16)

Target:
90.0 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
32.4 percent of persons with chronic hepatitis B were aware they have chronic hepatitis B in 2013-16

Increase the proportion of persons aware they have chronic hepatitis B

Target-Setting Method
Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, or laws

Summary

Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States have chronic hepatitis B — and many don’t know it. Untreated chronic hepatitis B can cause liver disease, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death. Making sure at-risk groups get tested can help people learn they have chronic hepatitis B and get the treatment they need.