College Sorority Members' Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer

Mollie E. Aleshire; Sharon E. Lock; Lynne A. Jensen

doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2013.01.012

College Sorority Members' Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer

Mollie E. Aleshire, Sharon E. Lock, Lynne A. Jensen

College of Nursing

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Abstract

The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV) is higher in college students than in many other populations. HPV puts young women at risk for developing cervical cancer. The relationship between HPV and risky sexual behaviors has been well established. This study describes female college students' knowledge regarding HPV and cervical cancer, identifies sexual risk behaviors in this group, and assesses whether there is any relationship between knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer and the sexual risk behaviors in this population. Health care providers need to be aware of this health issue and actively promote appropriate prevention strategies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	215-227
Number of pages	13
Journal	Nursing Clinics of North America
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2013.01.012
State	Published - Jun 2013

Keywords

Behavior
Cervical cancer
College students
Human papillomavirus
Knowledge
Vaccination

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Nursing

UN SDGs

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College Sorority Members' Knowledge and Behaviors Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer

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