Knowledge and Attitudes About Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Rural Uganda

Abstract

Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of death among women worldwide. There is an established linkage between cervical cancer and Oncogenic Human Papilloma virus (HPV) strains 16 and 18. While cervical cancer is widely understood as a fatal disease, knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and HPV in Uganda has been limited even among health workers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2016
Accession Number
AD1009886

Entities

People

  • Cecil Banula
  • Florence Mirembe
  • Joseph Ngonzi
  • Kiku T. Bunjo
  • Michael J. D'onofrio
  • Muhwezi Wilson
  • Nkonwa H. Innocent

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Cancer
  • Cancer Screening
  • Cervical Cancers
  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Information Science
  • Minority Groups
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Neoplasms
  • Papillomavirus Infections
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Samples
  • Statistical Sampling
  • United States
  • Vaccination

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Prostate Cancer Biology.
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology