Trichomonas vaginalis in Vanuatu

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-27

  Fotinatos, Nina ^a,c   Warmington, Adrian ^b   Walker, Todd ^a   Pilbeam, Mark ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developing country; Education; Pap smear; Prevalence; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VANUATU;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; URBAN HEALTH; VAGINAL SMEARS; VANUATU;

EID: 38049170712     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00932.x     Document Type: Article

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