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Research data: WOMEN
2011 Knowledge attitude and practice of breast cancer examination among women attending a health facility in Gaborone, Botswana
Screening for early detection and diagnosis of diseases and health conditions is an important public health principle. Breast cancer examina...
2011 Psychosocial correlates of condom use consistency among isixhosa-speaking women living with HIV in the Western Cape province of South Africa
Many HIV-positive South African women continue to have unprotected sex. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess correlates of co...
2011 Awareness and use of and barriers to family planning services among female university students in Lesotho
Unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young women can be prevented through dual protection (i.e. condom use pl...
2011 Psychological distress and associated factors among a sample of pregnant women in South Africa
We sought to identify the prevalence of psychological distress and associated factors among pregnant women who were patients at antenatal pr...