2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on the improvement of health literacy among Japanese women in order to enhance cancer screening participation
| Project/Area Number |
21590575
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Hokusei Gakuen University |
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Principal Investigator |
OSHIMA Sumiko 北星学園大学, 文学部, 教授 (60347739)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MAEZAWA Masaji 北海道大学, 名誉教授 (90124916)
KITAZAWA Kazutoshi 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (00204884)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 地域医療学 / がん検診 / 子宮がん / 乳がん / 医療リテラシー / がん検診 |
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| Research Abstract |
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.
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Research Products
(7 results)
