Knowledge of and attitude toward human papillomavirus infection and vaccines among female nurses at a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 313-317

  Makwe, Christian Chigozie ^a   Anorlu, Rose Ihuoma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; HPV; Immunization

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIGERIA; NURSE ATTITUDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VACCINATION;

EID: 84055172736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s22792     Document Type: Article

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