Knowledge and practice about cervical cancer and Pap smear testing among patients at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 827-833

  Gichangi, P ^a   Estambale, B ^a   Bwayo, J ^a   Rogo, K ^b   Ojwang, S ^a   Opiyo, A ^c   Temmerman, Marleen ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b Nairobi Oncology Center   (Kenya)

^c KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Knowledge; Pap testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 1242294386     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2003.13612.x     Document Type: Article

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