Knowledge and attitudes about HPV infection, HPV vaccination, and cervical cancer among rural Southeast Asian Women

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-111

  Wong, Li Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cervical cancer; HPV; Knowledge; Rural residence; Southeast Asia; Young women

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALAYSIA; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN;

EID: 79960185383     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9104-y     Document Type: Article

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