Journal article
Sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and knowledge about cervical cancer prevention as risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia
Abstract
While sociodemographic predictors of cervical cancer (CC) are well understood, predictors of high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have not been fully elucidated. This study explored the HR-HPV infection positivity in relation to sociodemographic, sexual behavior characteristics and knowledge about HPV and CC prevention among women who visited the Arkhangelsk clinical maternity hospital named after Samoylova, Russia. This …
Authors
Roik E; Sharashova E; Kharkova O; Nieboer E; Postoev V; Odland JØ
Journal
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol. 77, No. 1,
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 2018
DOI
10.1080/22423982.2018.1498681
ISSN
1239-9736