Public awareness that HPV is a risk factor for cervical cancer.
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.
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Health Behaviour Research Centre, University College London, Grower Street, London, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001364:Awareness; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012606:Scotland; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014852:Wales