An appraisal of the level of awareness and utilization of the Pap smear as a cervical cancer screening test among female health workers in a tertiary health institution

International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1063-1068

  Gharoro, E P ^a,b   Ikeanyi, E N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Knowledge; Pap smear test; Screening; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER SCREENING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33745107768     PISSN: 1048891X     EISSN: 15251438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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