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Sexual risk factors for cervical cancer among rural Indian women: a case-control study

Author(s) -

Lalitha Biswas,

B Manna,

Paramita Maiti,

S. Sengupta

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/26.3.491

Subject(s) - cervical cancer , case control study , medicine , environmental health , demography , obstetrics , gynecology , cancer , sociology

The association between sexual behaviour and cervical cancer is well established. Despite a high incidence of cervical cancer in India, its role has not been widely investigated in Indian women among whom the rate of sexual promiscuity is known to be very low. A hospital-based case-control study was carried out to investigate the role of sexual risk factors in cervical cancer among rural Indian women.

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