Knowledge and attitudes regarding cervical cancer screening among women with physical disabilities living in the community

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 376-381

  Wu, Li Wei ^a   Lin, Lan Ping ^b   Chen, Si Fan ^b   Hsu, Shang Wei ^c   Loh, Ching Hui ^a,d   Wu, Chia Ling ^e   Lin, Jin Ding ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Chung Hua Foundation for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Health perception; Health policy; Pap smear test; Women with physical disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 82055185451     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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