Tsuruha Pharmacies Co., Ltd. Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Division of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, Sendai, Japan.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2020 Dec 1;21(12):3527-3532. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2020.21.12.3527.
The combination of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and cervical cancer tests are globally recommended. Although knowledge regarding cervical cancer and HPV and experience of HPV vaccination are reportedly closely associated, the associations between knowledge and frequency of cervical cancer testing are unclear.
We conducted a questionnaire survey regarding the knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV and experience of HPV vaccination and frequency of cervical cancer testing including cervical cytology and HPV testing.
Among 99 women who visited Tsuruha Festa, most of the 77 non-medical workers who received information on cervical cancer and HPV through the Internet were not more likely to have knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV than were 12 medical workers who had gotten information in vocational school or university curriculum. The rates of HPV vaccination, cervical cytology, and HPV testing were 4.0%, 14.1%, and 4.0%, respectively, among participants and did not differ significantly according to participant job and age. Knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV was associated with experience of HPV vaccination and frequency of cervical cytology and was not associated with frequency of HPV testing.
We observed insufficient knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV among non-medical workers as well as low HPV vaccination, cervical cytology, and HPV testing rates, and knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV to which frequency of cervical cancer testing were partially related. Therefore, the government should take measures to enhance public awareness about cervical cancer and HPV through social media such as the Internet.
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全球推荐人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗接种与宫颈癌检测联合应用。虽然宫颈癌和 HPV 相关知识以及 HPV 疫苗接种经验被报道与 HPV 疫苗接种密切相关，但宫颈癌相关知识与宫颈癌检测频率之间的关系尚不清楚。
我们进行了一项问卷调查，内容涉及宫颈癌和 HPV 的相关知识、HPV 疫苗接种经验以及宫颈癌检测频率（包括宫颈细胞学检查和 HPV 检测）。
在 99 名参加 Tsuruha Festa 的女性中，大多数通过互联网获得宫颈癌和 HPV 信息的非医务人员（77 名）并不比在职业学校或大学课程中获得信息的 12 名医务人员对宫颈癌和 HPV 有更多的了解。参与者中 HPV 疫苗接种率、宫颈细胞学检查率和 HPV 检测率分别为 4.0%、14.1%和 4.0%，且与参与者的职业和年龄无关。宫颈癌和 HPV 相关知识与 HPV 疫苗接种经验和宫颈细胞学检查频率相关，与 HPV 检测频率无关。
我们观察到非医务人员对宫颈癌和 HPV 的相关知识不足，HPV 疫苗接种率、宫颈细胞学检查率和 HPV 检测率较低，且宫颈癌和 HPV 相关知识与宫颈癌检测频率部分相关。因此，政府应通过互联网等社交媒体采取措施，提高公众对宫颈癌和 HPV 的认识。
