Cervical cancer risk factors and predictors of cervical dysplasia among women in south-west Nigeria

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 338-342

  Ogunbowale, Tosin ^a   Lawoyin, Taiwo O ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical cancer screening; Cervical dysplasia; Risk factors; VIA

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIRTH CONTROL; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONDOM; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKILL; SOCIAL STATUS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UTERINE CERVICAL DYSPLASIA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349133683     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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