Awareness of Turkish female adolescents and young women about HPV and their attitudes towards HPV vaccination

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4877-4881

  Ozyer, Sebnem ^a   Uzunlar, Ozlem ^a   Ozler, Sibel ^a   Kaymak, Oktay ^a   Baser, Eralp ^a   Gungor, Tayfun ^a   Mollamahmutoglu, Leyla ^a  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Adolescents; HPV; Knowledge; Turkey; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PATHOGENICITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VACCINATION; VAGINA SMEAR; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CHILD; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TURKEY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VACCINATION; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885706689     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.8.4877     Document Type: Article

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