A cross-sectional study to assess HPV knowledge and HPV vaccine acceptability in Mali.

Despite a high prevalence of oncogenic human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer mortality, HPV vaccination is not currently available in Mali. Knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer in Mali, and thereby vaccine readiness, may be limited. Research staff visited homes in a radial patter...

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Main Authors: Danielle N Poole, J Kathleen Tracy, Lauren Levitz, Mali Rochas, Kotou Sangare, Shahla Yekta, Karamoko Tounkara, Ben Aboubacar, Ousmane Koita, Mark Lurie, Anne S De Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3576405?pdf=render