Levels and correlates of knowledge about cancer risk factors among 13,293 public school students in Morelos, Mexico

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-299

  Pérez Contreras, Irma ^a   Allen, Betania ^b   Ruiz Velasco, Silvia ^c   Schiavon Errnani, Raffaela ^d   Cruz Valdez, Aurelio ^b   Hernández, Clara ^b   Lazcano Ponce, Eduardo ^b  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cancer; Cross sectional studies; Health knowledge; Mexico; Risk factors; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER STATISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 3042630481     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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