School-based human papillomavirus vaccination: An opportunity to increase knowledge about cervical cancer and improve uptake of screening

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 912-916

  Dreyer, G ^a   Van Der Merwe, F H ^b   Botha, M H ^b   Snyman, L C ^a   Constant, D ^c   Visser, C ^a   Harvey, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MOTHER; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84946722562     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2015.v105i11.9814     Document Type: Article

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