Assessment of Knowledge Gaps in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Chinese Women: A Comprehensive Population-Based Study

Cancer Management and Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: Volume 17, P. 267 - 279

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Background: While studies on cervical cancer screening (CCS) and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake exist in China, few have examined both within populations participating CCS programs. Methods: This cross-sectional, population-based survey included 37,797 women aged 18– 64 years attending gynecological outpatient clinics. Participants completed a questionnaire assessing awareness participation. Additionally, HPV knowledge was investigated sub-sample of 17,010 < 45 years. Results: The mean age participants 45.06 (SD: 8.52). score 63.13%, with 52.53% reporting prior uptake. Factors associated lower low monthly household income, lack rural cooperative medical insurance, literacy, not having received the past 3 years, unmarried status, childbirth history. A strong positive correlation observed between adherence to recommendations (Spearman coefficient: 0.708, p 0.01). Awareness reported by 48.33% participants, positively correlated 0.629, partially mediated relationship willingness vaccinate, mediating effect size 21.16%. Conclusion: Integrated health education efforts targeting are essential. Empowering understand significance vaccination regular participation can enhance prevention strategies. Keywords: knowledge, cancer, vaccine, screening,

Language: Английский

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Public cancer screening services and participation: What meanings in users' narratives to promote engagement?

Nursing and Health Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 26(3)

Published: July 28, 2024

Abstract Despite the effectiveness of cancer screening (CS) in providing timely diagnoses and early treatments, participation citizens remains very low particular Southern Italy. This study aims to investigate meanings that intervene relationship between individual their active CSs within public healthcare. A total 101 ad hoc semi‐structured interviews were collected with CS users service Campania Region, The analyzed through a qualitative–quantitative methodology by T‐Lab software. cluster analysis multiple matching conducted. Findings show five clusters: prevention as sensory emotional burden; strategy manage hereditary risk death; individual's internal demand for health; times places prevention; concreteness doing ; two factors: from disease diagnosis preventive measures external healthcare settings self‐care settings. shed light on how construct better well‐being promotion strategies foster subjective health accounting continuous experiences those participating encourage greater citizen engagement.

Language: Английский

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Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling for Unscreened Women Aged 24 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(21), P. 2160 - 2160

Published: Oct. 30, 2024

The increasing trend of cervical cancer in women their 20s Japan is largely attributable to the low rate screening. This study aimed assess usefulness human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among 24-year-old Japanese who had never previously been screened for during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Language: Английский

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Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Awareness and Uptake among Healthcare Students in Japan

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cost‐effectiveness analysis of 9‐valent human papillomavirus vaccine combined with screening for cervical cancer in Japan

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Dec. 28, 2024

Language: Английский

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