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Disparity of Cervical Cancer Risk in Young Japanese Women: Bipolarized Status of HPV Vaccination and Cancer Screening
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Taniguchi, Mariko Ueda, Yutaka Yagi, Asami Miyoshi, Ai Tanaka, Yusuke Minekawa, Ryoko Endo, Masayuki Tomimatsu, Takuji Hirai, Kei Nakayama, Tomio Kimura, Tadashi |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Women born between 1994 and 1999 achieved high vaccination rates for human papillomavirus (HPV); they are now reaching the age of cervical cancer screening programs in Japan. In this study, we aimed to investigate the health awareness of HPV-vaccinated and unvaccinated women and to create tailored leaflets recommending cervical cancer screening for each. Surveys on the cancer screening rates for HPV-vaccinated and unvaccinated women aged 20 and 21 have demonstrated that the rate was significantly higher (p < 0.01) in vaccinated (6.2%) than in unvaccinated women (3.1%). Next, interviews and Internet questionnaires clarified that there was a trend that vaccinated women have a better health consciousness than the unvaccinated ones, and that in unvaccinated women, their willingness to receive cervical cancer screening was significantly enhanced by the fear of developing cancer. Finally, in a prospective study, the increase in the screening rate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated groups after they read tailored leaflets, from 6.4% to 7.4% and from 3.9% to 5.1%, respectively, was not statistically significant compared to the groups provided with a standard reminder letter. Cervical cancer control measures might be enhanced by recommending cervical cancer screening in ways better tailored to HPV vaccination status. |
| Starting Page | 280 |
| e-ISSN | 2076393X |
| DOI | 10.3390/vaccines9030280 |
| Journal | Vaccines |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-03-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Vaccines Biomedical Social Sciences Cervical Cancer Screening Rate Hpv Vaccine Vaccination Status Health Consciousness |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
