Beliefs about the causes of cervical cancer in Botswana: Implications for nursing: Original Article

International Nursing Review

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 426-432

  McFarland, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Cervical Cancer; Cervical Irritants; Sexual Taboos; Traditional Medicine

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC AGENT; IRRITANT AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATH; BOTSWANA; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINAL LAVAGE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATHS; BOTSWANA; CAUSALITY; CAUSTICS; FEMALE; FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRRITANTS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL DOUCHING; WOMEN;

EID: 70449488800     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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