Open AccessKnowledge and attitude about cervical cancer and human papillomavirus vaccine among medical and paramedical students of a university
Author(s) -
Ishani Patel,
Ashish R. Dongara,
Bhavdeep M Mungala,
Apurva Chapla,
Ajay Phatak,
Somashekhar Nimbalkar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_625_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , family medicine , residence , vaccination , human papillomavirus , socioeconomic status , population , descriptive statistics , demography , cancer , environmental health , immunology , sociology , statistics , mathematics
Every year, globally 570,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, out of which around 311,000 die. India contributes to about 132,000 new cases and 74,000 deaths yearly. One of the major risk factors for cervical cancer is infection with some types of human papillomavirus (HPV). This is both preventable (by vaccination) and detectable early (routine screening programs).