Knowledge about cervical cancer prevention and psychosocial barriers to screening among Mexican women

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 163-169

  Marván, Maria Luisa ^a   Ehrenzweig, Yamilet ^a   Catillo López, Rosa Lilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; knowledge about cervical cancer; papanicolaou test; prevention; psychological barriers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84887417734     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2013.846904     Document Type: Article

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