Knowledge of cervical cancer and acceptance of hpv vaccination among secondary school students in Sarawak, Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1837-1841

  Rashwan, Hesham ^a   Lubis, Syarif Husin ^b   Ni, Kiat Aun ^c  

^a Faculty of Pharmacy   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Hospital Segamat   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Cervical cancer; Hpv vaccination; Knowledge; Secondary students

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VIROLOGY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84864332084     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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