Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Attending Gynecology Clinics in a Tertiary Level Medical Care Center in Southeastern Nigeria

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 491-496

  Mbamara, Sunday U ^a   Ikpeze, Okechukwu C ^a   Okonkwo, John E N ^a   Onyiaorah, Igwebuike V ^a   Ukah, Cornelius O ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cervical neoplasms; Cervix cancer; Human papillomavirus vaccines; Nigeria; Papanicolaou test; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NIGERIA; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81355123888     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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