Determinants of awareness and practice of breast self examination among rural women in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.

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Kumarasamy, H., Veerakumar, A. M., Subhathra, S., Suga, Y., & Murugaraj, R., (2017). Determinants of awareness and practice of breast self examination among rural women in Trichy, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Mid-Life Health, 8(2), 84-88.
Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and it can be detected at an early stage through self-examination which increases the chance of surviv…

Potential links between health literacy and cervical cancer screening behaviors: A systematic review.

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Kyounghae, K., & Hae-Ra, H., (2016). Potential links between health literacy and cervical cancer screening behaviors: A systematic review. Psycho-Oncology, 25(2), 122-130.
Objective: The objective of this study is to critically appraise empirical evidence investigating pathways between health literacy (HL) and cervical cancer screening.  Methods: A…

Assessment of eight HPV vaccination programs implemented in lowest income countries.

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Ladner, J., Besson, M.-H., Hampshire, R., Tapert, L., Chirenje, M., & Saba, J., (2012). Assessment of eight HPV vaccination programs implemented in lowest income countries. BMC Public Health, 12, 370.
Background: Cervix cancer, preventable, continues to be the third most common cancer in women worldwide, especially in lowest income countries. Prophylactic HPV vaccination should…

Performance of 21 HPV vaccination programs implemented in low and middle-income countries, 2009-2013.

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Ladner, J., Besson, M.-H., Rodrigues, M., Audureau, E., & Saba, J., (2014). Performance of 21 HPV vaccination programs implemented in low and middle-income countries, 2009-2013. BMC Public Health, 14, 670.
Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer in women worldwide, with high incidence in lowest income countries. Vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) may…

Experiences and lessons learned from 29 HPV vaccination programs implemented in 19 low and middle-income countries, 2009-2014.

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Ladner, J., Besson, M.-H., Audureau, E., Rodrigues, M., & Saba, J., (2016). Experiences and lessons learned from 29 HPV vaccination programs implemented in 19 low and middle-income countries, 2009-2014. BMC Health Services Research, 16, 575.
Background: Cervical cancer is the greatest cause of age-weighted years of life lost in the developing world. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with a high propor…

Influencers and preference predictors of HPV vaccine uptake among US male and female young adult college students.

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LaJoie, A. S., Kerr, J. C., Clover, R. D., & Harper, D. M., (2018). Influencers and preference predictors of HPV vaccine uptake among US male and female young adult college students. Papillomavirus Research, 5, 114-121.
Objective: The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of male and female college students in Kentucky about HPV associated diseases and vaccines, …

The predictive validity of a social capital index in routine breast and cervical cancer screening.

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Leader, A.E. (2008). The predictive validity of a social capital index in routine breast and cervical cancer screening (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3297445)
Because community-based interventions to increase breast and cervical cancer screening have had limited success, concepts that move away from individual-level screening predictors…

Breast and cervical cancer screening among Asian American women and Latinas: Does race/ethnicity matter?

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Lee, H. Y., Ju, E., Der Vang, P., & Lundquist, M., (2010). Breast and cervical cancer screening among Asian American women and Latinas: Does race/ethnicity matter? Journal of Women’s Health, 19(10), 1877-1884.
Background: Ethnic minorities are frequently considered as one homogeneous group in research, and this trend is particularly true for Asian Americans. This article seeks to uncove…

Personal and provider level factors influence participation to cervical cancer screening: A retrospective register-based study of 1.3 million women in Norway.

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Leinonen, M. K., Campbell, S., Klungsoyr, O., Lonnberg, S., Hansen, B. T., & Nygard, M., (2017). Personal and provider level factors influence participation to cervical cancer screening: A retrospective register-based study of 1.3 million women in Norway. Preventive Medicine, 94, 31-39.
High coverage is essential for an effective screening programme. Here we present screening barriers and facilitators among 1.3 million women aged 25–69 years eligible for screenin…

The association between race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status and cervical cancer screening rates and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Monroe county .

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Licon, D.B. (2013). The association between race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status and cervical cancer screening rates and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Monroe county (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3560997)
Background/Significance: More research is needed to determine the association between contextual socioeconomic status (SES), racial/ethnic clustering and cervical cancer screening…

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