Sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and knowledge about cervical cancer prevention as risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia

Sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and knowledge about cervical cancer prevention as risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia

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 kn...

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Main Authors: Elena Roik, Ekaterina Sharashova, Olga Kharkova, Evert Nieboer, Vitaly Postoev, Jon Ø. Odland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Subjects:
HPV infection
prevalence
risk factors
sexual behaviour
questionnaire
Russia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1498681

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2018.1498681

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