The influence of cultural adaptation and sexual risk behaviors on cervical cytology in a Hispanic population

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 203, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 549.e1-549.e7

  Ward, Kristy K ^a   Roncancio, Angelica M ^a   Breitkopf, Carmen Radecki ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Cervical cytology; Hispanic women; Pap test; Sexual risk behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SHORT ACCULTURATION SCALE; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952115675     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.07.033     Document Type: Article

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