Beliefs about the risk factors for cervical cancer in a British population sample
Beliefs about the risk factors for cervical cancer in a British population sample
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.01.003
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Wardle, J
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作者：
Waller, J;McCaffery, K;Wardle, J
背景将人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）检测引入宫颈筛查，通过明确性传播病毒在其病因学中的作用，有可能改变公众对宫颈癌的看法。HPV知识被发现是穷人，虽然有证据表明公众意识到性活动和宫颈癌风险之间的联系。我们在一个大样本人群中探讨了宫颈癌的危险因素。面对面的采访进行了英国人口的代表性样本。所有参与者都被问及他们认为什么会增加妇女患宫颈癌的机会。有效率为71%（n = 1940）。最常见的单一回答是“不知道”（38%）。41%的受访者提到了与性有关的因素，但只有14%的人知道与性传播有关，只有不到1%的人知道HPV。妇女和教育程度较高的人对既定的风险因素有更好的了解。不同年龄的危险因素意识的模式在不同的危险因素之间存在差异。在英国，对性传播病毒在宫颈癌病因学中的作用的认识非常低。提供与引入HPV检测相关的信息可以改变公众对宫颈癌的看法。(C)2004年癌症预防研究所和爱思唯尔公司。All rights reserved.
Background. The introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing into cervical screening has the potential to alter public perceptions of cervical cancer by making explicit the role of a sexually transmitted virus in its etiology. HPV knowledge has been found to be poor, although there is evidence of public awareness of a link between sexual activity and cervical cancer risk. We explored beliefs about the risk factors for cervical cancer in a large population sample.Methods. Face-to-face interviews were carried out with a representative sample of the British population. All participants were asked what they thought increased a women's chances of developing cervical cancer.Results. The response rate was 71% (n = 1940). The most common single response was 'don't know' (38%). Forty-one percent of respondents mentioned factors relating to sex, but only 14% were aware of a link with sexual transmission and fewer than 1% named HPV. Women and more educated people had better knowledge of the established risk factors. The patterning of risk factor awareness by age varied across risk factors.Conclusions. Awareness of the role of a sexually transmitted virus in the etiology of cervical cancer is very low in Britain. Provision of information associated with the introduction of HPV testing could change public perceptions of cervical cancer. (C) 2004 The Institute For Cancer Prevention and Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.