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Journal of Tropical Medicine
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2017
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Tab 2
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Research Article
Knowledge and Acceptability of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Women Attending the Gynaecological Outpatient Clinics of a University Teaching Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria
Table 2
Knowledge of HPV Infection.
Knowledge
Frequency
%
Having ever heard of HPV infection
Yes
54
36.5
No
94
63.5
Mode of transmission of genital HPV infection
Sexually transmitted
47
87.0
Ingestion of contaminated food
2
3.7
Drinking of contaminated water
0
0.0
Kissing
5
9.3
HPV infection causing cervical cancer
Yes
43
91.5
No
4
8.5