Knowledge, attitudes and practices of AIDS associated malignancies among people living with HIV in Nigeria

Infectious Agents and Cancer

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Jedy Agba, Elima ^a   Adebamowo, Clement ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Cancer screening; HIV associated cancers; Knowledge; People living with HIV (PLHIV); Practices (KAP)

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO AIDS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; NIGERIA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER;

EID: 85040956367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17509378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1750-9378-7-28     Document Type: Article

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