Knowledge, attitudes and behavior of Bangkok Metropolitan women regarding cervical cancer screening

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 945-952

  Chaowawanit, Woraphot ^a   Tangjitgamol, Siriwan ^a   Kantathavorn, Nuttavut ^a   Phoolcharoen, Natacha ^a   Kittisiam, Thannaporn ^a   Khunnarong, Jakkapan ^a   Supawattanabodee, Busaba ^b   Srijaipracharoen, Sunamchok ^a   Thavaramara, Thaovalai ^a   Pataradool, Kamol ^a  

^a NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NAVAMINDRADHIRAJ UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bangkok Metropolitan; Behavior; Cervical cancer screening; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84965082806     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2016.17.3.945     Document Type: Article

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