Public awareness that HPV is a risk factor for cervical cancer

L A V Marlow; J Waller; J Wardle

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603927

Public awareness that HPV is a risk factor for cervical cancer

Br J Cancer. 2007 Sep 3;97(5):691-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603927. Epub 2007 Aug 7.

Authors

L A V Marlow¹, J Waller, J Wardle

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, Grower Street, London, UK.

Abstract

We assessed awareness of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a population sample of British women (n=1620) using similar questions to those in a survey in 2002. Only 2.5% cited HPV as the cause of cervical cancer without prompting; up from 0.9% in 2002. Public education about HPV is urgently needed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Awareness*
Chi-Square Distribution
England
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Logistic Models
Middle Aged
Papillomaviridae*
Papillomavirus Infections / complications*
Papillomavirus Infections / virology
Public Health / education
Public Health / statistics & numerical data
Scotland
Social Class
Surveys and Questionnaires
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / etiology*
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control
Wales