Awareness of cervical cancer, Papanicolau's smear and its utilization among female, final year undergraduates in Durban, South Africa

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-28

  Hoque, Muhammad Ehsanul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Awareness; cervical cancer; pap smear; South Africa; undergraduate students; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877247714     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.110350     Document Type: Article

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