HPV knowledge and behaviors of black college students at a historically black university

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-163

  D'Urso, Jennifer ^a   Thompson Robinson, Melva ^b   Chandler, Steve ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black college students; Health care providers; Human papillomavirus; Sex education; Sexually transmitted infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 35548936932     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.56.2.159-164     Document Type: Article

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