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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/87165, first published .
Doctor discusses HBV/HCV testing protocol with patient at International Migrant Health Center.

Evaluating Pay-It-Forward Strategy to Promote Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among International Migrants From Low- and Middle-Income Countries in China: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluating Pay-It-Forward Strategy to Promote Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Testing Among International Migrants From Low- and Middle-Income Countries in China: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Mingzhou Xiong   1, 2 * , BS, MS ;   Gifty Marley   3 * , BS, MS, PhD ;   Alikesi Muheyati   4 , BS ;   Mengqi Gao   1, 2 , BS, MS ;   Honghua Cao   5 , BS ;   Kimberly Enders   6 , BS ;   Shujie Huang   1, 2 , BS, MS ;   Joseph Tucker   6, 7 , BS, MS, PhD ;   Cheng Wang   1, 2, 4 , BS, MS, PhD

1 Institute for STDs/Leprosy Control and Prevention, Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

2 Southern Medical University Institute for Global Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

3 University of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

4 School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

5 Guangzhou Hengjian Hospital, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

7 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Cheng Wang, BS, MS, PhD
  • Institute for STDs/Leprosy Control and Prevention
  • Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University
  • No. 2 Lujing Road, Yuexiu District
  • Guangzhou, Guangdong 510000
  • China
  • Phone: 86 13602463723
  • Email: wangcheng090705@gmail.com