ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2022
Factors Affecting the Cervical Cancer Screening Behaviors of Japanese Women in Their 20s and 30s Using a Health Belief Model: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Socioeconomic factors affecting breast and cervical cancer screening compliance in Asian National Cancer Centers Alliance countries: a systematic review.Epidemiology and health · 2025Pooled it
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- Barriers and facilitators to a combined strategy of HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening among Mexican women.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Unlocking prevention: the role of health literacy in cervical cancer screening: community nursing perspective.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling for Unscreened Women Aged 24 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluating Opt-In Vaginal Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling: Participation Rates and Detection of High-Grade Lesions (CIN2+) among Unscreened Japanese Women Aged 30-39.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Association of Regular Cervical Cancer Screening with Socioeconomic, COVID-19 Infection and Vaccine Status Among Japanese Population: Cohort Observational Study.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Examining corporate support issues with health literacy as a key factor: The Case of a Hiroshima corporation.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Predictive factors of breast cancer mammography screening among Iranian women.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Breast Cancer Screening and Perceptions of Harm among Young Adults in Japan: Results of a Cross-Sectional Online Survey.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
In recent years, the incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer (CC) have increased among young women. Cervical cancer screening (CCS) is crucial to reducing the incidence and mortality of CC in a country such as Japan, where it is challenging to raise HPV vaccination rates. The purpose of this study was to identify psychological and personal characteristics relating to CCS participation among young people by using the Health Belief Model (HBM). For this cross-sectional study, an internet survey was conducted between February-March 2018. Based on HBM and personal characteristics, χ2 tests and logistic analyses were used to identify factors influencing CCS. Responses obtained from 816 women in their 20s and 30s were used in the analysis. For HBM-based psychological characteristics, the odds ratios were significantly higher for "cues to participation in screening" and "barriers to participation at the time of cancer screening", while "barriers to participation before cancer screening" showed significantly lower odds ratios. On the other hand, it was found that the presence of children and having regular health checkups affected the attributes of screening that were significant for decision-making. Therefore, it is important to create proactive measures to encourage younger women to undergo medical examinations.
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