| Title: |
Prevalence and correlates of modifiable risk factors for cervical cancer and HPV infection among senior high school students in Ghana: a latent class analysis |
| Authors: |
Ama Gyamfua Ampofo, Allison W. Boyes, Shadrack Osei Asibey, Christopher Oldmeadow, Lisa J. Mackenzie |
| Source: |
BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Uterine cervical neoplasms, Risk factors, HPV infection, Latent class analysis, Ghana, Schools, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background While health risk behaviours are likely to co-occur, there is dearth of studies exploring the clustering of cervical cancer and HPV infection risk factors among adolescents. This study aimed to determine: 1) the prevalence of modifiable risk factors for cervical cancer and HPV infection, 2) the clustering of modifiable risk factors for cervical cancer and HPV infection, and 3) factors associated with the identified clusters. Methods Female students (aged 16–24 years, N = 2400) recruited from 17 randomly selected senior high schools in the Ashanti Region, Ghana completed a questionnaire assessing modifiable risk factors for cervical cancer and HPV infection including sexual experience, early sexual intercourse ( |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2458 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12889-022-14908-w |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/d7ee035bea654d45b9c8e2a416c56ad8 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.7ee035bea654d45b9c8e2a416c56ad8 |
| Database: |
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