Study on the improvement of health literacy among Japanese women in order to enhance cancer screening participation

这项研究探讨了如何向20岁出头的女性提供有关癌症筛查的信息，以提高她们的参与率。在对20岁出头的日本女性进行的调查中，目前的参与率低至10%左右，对癌症风险和筛查益处的了解程度较低。当被问及参与癌症筛查的必要性和重要性时，他们无法区分乳腺癌筛查和宫颈癌筛查的区别。一个人是否有意进行子宫颈癌筛查取决于她对为其年龄组进行筛查的必要性的认识程度，以及她与家人就癌症筛查进行的谈话。这项研究确定了两个可能有助于促进20岁出头的年轻女性参加癌症筛查的因素：根据年龄组提供癌症信息，以及家庭成员给予的鼓励。

This study explored the ways information regarding cancer screening is provided among women in their early 20s in order to enhance their participation rate.In the survey conducted among Japanese women in their early 20s, the current participation rate was as low as about 10%, and the level of understanding of cancer risks and merits of being screened was low. They were not able to distinguish the difference between breast cancer screening and cervical cancer screening when asked about the needs and importance of participating cancer screening for their age group.Whether one has an intention of taking a cervical cancer screening or not was influenced by how much recognition she has towards the necessity of taking a screening for her age group, and also by conversations about cancer screening she has with her family members.This study identifies two factors that may help promote young women in their early 20s to take part in the cancer screening : provision of cancer information depending on age groups, and encouragements given by family members.