Knowledge of Pap smear, HPV and the HPV vaccine and the acceptability of the HPV vaccine by Thai women

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-167

  Charakorn, Chuenkamon ^a   Rattanasiri, Sasivimol ^a   Lertkhachonsuk, Arb Aroon ^a   Thanapprapasr, Duangmani ^a   Chittithaworn, Suwicha ^a   Wilailak, Sarikapan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HPV knowledge; HPV vaccine acceptability; HPV vaccine knowledge; Pap smear knowledge; Thai women

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NONHUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; THAILAND; WART VIRUS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 79956115898     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2011.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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