Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-219

  Kietpeerakool, Chumnan ^a   Phianmongkhol, Yupin ^b   Jitvatcharanun, Kriangsak ^c   Siriratwatakul, Usanee ^c   Srisomboon, Jatupol ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Sexually Transmitted Infection Centre   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cervical cancer; Female sex worker; Human papillomavirus; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; PAIN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 70449115586     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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