Nativity differences in behaviors associated with high-risk HPV infection among Hispanic women in Houston, Texas, USA

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 836-841

  Montealegre, Jane R ^a,b   Follen, Michele ^c   Scheurer, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanics; Human papillomavirus; Nativity; Risk behaviors; Sexual behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC; HUMAN; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880147778     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9770-8     Document Type: Article

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