Knowledge, behavior and beliefs related to cervical cancer and screening among Turkish women

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1463-1470

  Reis, Nesrin ^a   Bebis, Hatice ^b   Kose, Sevinc ^c   Sis, Asli ^d   Engin, Raziye ^d   Yavan, Tulay ^b  

^a BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Hospital of Marasal Cakmak   (Turkey)

^c ERZINCAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behaviors; Beliefs; Cervical cancer screening; Knowledge; Pap smears; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; TURKEY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873021113     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.4.1463     Document Type: Article

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