Cervical cancer: Does our message promote screening? A pilot study in a South African context

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-123

  Maree, Johanna E ^a   Wright, Susanna C D ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blame and cervical cancer; Cervical screening; Educational material; Information brochure; Stigmatization and cervical cancer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGRO; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952537537     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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