Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus among female students in an Ethiopian University: A cross-sectional study

Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula; Zelalem Tilahun Tesfaye; Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes; Henok Getachew Tegegn

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Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus among female students in an Ethiopian University: A cross-sectional study

Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula^* (Corresponding Author), Zelalem Tilahun Tesfaye, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Henok Getachew Tegegn

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Abstract

Cervical cancer is causing a huge burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It mainly affects women in their young ages making female university students at risk of cervical cancer. Knowledge and awareness about cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) in SSA including Ethiopia is very poor. We aimed to assess the knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and HPV in University of Gondar (UOG) medicine and health science female students.A cross-sectional study was done.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume	10
Issue number	1
Early online date	6 Nov 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_181_17
Publication status	Published - 6 Nov 2019

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Keywords

Awareness
cervical cancer
Ethiopia
females
human papillomavirus
knowledge

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Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and human papillomavirus among female students in an Ethiopian University: A cross-sectional study. / Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth (Corresponding Author); Tesfaye, Zelalem Tilahun; Gebreyohannes, Eyob Alemayehu et al.
In: International Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 10, No. 1, 06.11.2019, p. 198.

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