歧视乙肝的人，在中国。

StephenW

Lancet. 2015 Jul 18;386(9990):245-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61276-4.
Discrimination against people with hepatitis B in China.
Kan Q1, Wen J2, Xue R3.
Author information

    1Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
    2Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
    3Institute of Clinical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China; Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

In April, 2015, a student from Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin City, China, died by suicide in her school dormitory 4 months after her diagnosis with hepatitis B virus (HBV).1 This incident caused wide public concern about discrimination against people with HBV in China.

A recent publication2 showed that there are about 100 million HBV carriers in China. Poor understanding of HBV and its transmission persist, even among carriers of HBV. The dangers of HBV are overestimated, and many believe that HBV can be transmitted through contacts and eating together. In the last month of this student's life, the university arranged for her to live in a single room instead of to share a dormitory with other students. Ultimately, fear and prejudice against carriers of HBV led to her death.

This misunderstanding highlights the poor knowledge about HBV in China. Information is not sufficiently or accurately communicated by the government, pharmaceutical industries, therapeutic institutions, health-care workers, and researchers.3 Misperceptions about HBV (such as that HBV can be spread by sharing of drinking glasses, utensils, and toothbrushes) can be worse than ignorance and lack of awarness.

In 2011, in a Comment published in The Lancet,4 Yang and Wu warned about discrimination against people with HBV in China. Yang and Wu claimed that public education is key to eliminate HBV discrimination and that China's health authorities should play a crucial part in this process. However, 4 years later, no improvements have been made. Almost all efforts by the government to eliminate discrimination against people with HBV have had little effect. Although blood tests for HBV before starting school or a job were banned,5 HBV tests are still done and employees who test positive for HBV are not hired and provided reasons other than HBV.6

Strong science on HBV is needed. Efforts should be made by the authorities to make research into HBV a priority. Moreover, HBV carriers should make their voices heard. And perhaps anti-discrimination laws with strict penalties for transgressors are needed to protect the rights of people with HBV in China.

We declare no competing interests.

StephenW

柳叶刀。 2015年7月18日; 386（9990）：245-6。 DOI：10.1016 / S0140-6736（15）61276-4。
歧视的人，在中国乙肝。
阚Q1，文J2，薛R3。
作者信息

    药学教研室，郑州大学，郑州，中国第一附属医院。
    2中国科学院临床医学，郑州大学，郑州，中国第一附属医院;泌尿外科，郑州大学第一附属医院，郑州，中国系。
    3Institute临床医学，郑州大学，郑州，中国第一附属医院;泌尿外科，郑州大学第一附属医院，郑州，中国系。电子地址：[email protected]。

今年四月，2015年，天津师范大学，天津市，中国，一个学生她的诊断与乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）.1这一事件引起了人们对乙肝歧视的广泛关注4个月后在她学校的宿舍死于自杀在中国。

最近publication2数据显示，目前在中国大约有1亿乙肝病毒携带者。乙肝病毒的认识不足和它的传输持续下去，即使在乙肝病毒携带者。 HBV的危险是高估了，许多人认为乙肝病毒可通过接触传染，并一起吃。在上个月这个学生的生活，大学安排她住在一个房间，而不是分享与其他学生宿舍。最终，恐惧和偏见对乙肝病毒携带者导致了她的死亡。

这种误解强调了关于乙肝在中国的知识贫乏。由政府，制药工业，治疗机构，卫生保健工作者，以及researchers.3错觉约HBV（如乙肝病毒可以通过共享的水杯，餐具，和牙刷传播）即可信息不充分或准确地传达比无知和缺乏awarness差。

2011年，在一篇发表在柳叶刀评论，杨4和吴警告人们对乙肝的歧视中国。杨，吴声称，公共教育的关键是消除乙肝歧视，中国的卫生部门应在这一过程中的重要组成部分。然而，4年后，没有做了改进。政府几乎所有的努力，以消除人们对乙肝歧视收效甚微。虽然开始上学或工作前抽血化验乙肝病毒被取缔，5乙肝病毒测试仍在进行，员工谁试验阳性，HBV不聘请，并提供原因而HBV.6其他

需要对HBV强有力的科学。努力应由主管机关提出使研究HBV的优先事项。此外，乙肝病毒携带者应该发出自己的声音。也许是需要反歧视法律严格处罚犯法的，以保护人民的权利与乙肝在中国。

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遥望曙光

是啊！歧视，我深深的感受到了！很多入学入职都还在暗中查两对半！