| human papillomavirus knowledge, vaccine acceptance, and vaccine series completion among female entertainment and sex workers in phnom penh, cambodia: the young women's health study. | human papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted infection and the causative agent for cervical cancer, a frequently occurring malignant disease among women in developing countries. we assessed human papillomavirus awareness prior to the delivery of a brief information and education intervention, and human papillomavirus vaccine provision to female entertainment and sex workers (n = 220). at baseline, only 23.6% of women had heard of human papillomavirus. following the educational intervent ... | 2015 | 25505042 |
| cervical human papillomavirus infection among young women engaged in sex work in phnom penh, cambodia: prevalence, genotypes, risk factors and association with hiv infection. | although cervical cancer is the leading cancer in cambodia, most women receive no routine screening for cervical cancer and few treatment options exist. moreover, nothing is known regarding the prevalence of cervical hpv or the genotypes present among women in the country. young sexually active women, especially those with multiple sex partners are at highest risk of hpv infection. we examine the prevalence and genotypes of cervical hpv, as well as the associated risk factors among young women e ... | 2012 | 22839728 |