Human Papilloma Virus and Cervical Cancer Education Needs among HIV-Positive Haitian Women in Miami

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 262-266

  Kenya, Sonjia ^a   Carrasquillo, Olveen ^a   Fatil, Marie ^a   Jones, Jamal ^a   Jean, Chrystelle ^a   Huff, India ^a   Kobetz, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HAITIAN; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WART VIRUS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FLORIDA; HAITI; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRANT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; HAITI; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84929134286     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.12.007     Document Type: Article

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