| knowledge, attitudes and barriers for human papilloma virus (hpv) vaccines among malaysian women. | a cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 malaysian women in the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic in a selected hospital in bangi, selangor to determine the level of knowledge of hpv and hpv vaccines, attitudes toward hpv vaccination and barriers of being vaccinated. factors associated with knowledge and attitudes were also addressed with a questionnaire. seventy eight women (26%) had heard about the hpv virus and 65 about hpv vaccines (21.7%). marital status was associated sign ... | 2010 | 21133596 |
| high prevalence of human papillomavirus dna detected in cervical swabs from women in southern selangor, malaysia. | persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (hpv) infection is known to play an important role in the genesis of cervical cancer. since new screening and prevention strategies, namely improved hpv testing and hpv vaccination have been aggressively promoted recently, it is crucial to investigate the hpv distribution in malaysia in order to maximize their cost-effectiveness. this study was therefore conducted to assess the hpv type distribution in the most populous region, the state of selangor. a t ... | 2010 | 21338211 |