Knowledge differences between male and female university students about human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer: Implications for health strategies and vaccination

Vaccine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-160

  Medeiros, Rui ^a,b,c,d   Ramada, Diana ^a,b,d  

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Research Department   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Human papillomavirus; Human papillomavirus vaccination; Students knowledge

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CANCER VACCINE; CANNABINOID; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CANCER IMMUNIZATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; POLYGAMY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; SUN EXPOSURE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS CARCINOGENESIS; WART VIRUS;

EID: 78649705897     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.10.068     Document Type: Article

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