title: YouTube as a Source of Information on Cervical Cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Accurate information about cervical cancer to general public can lower the burden of the disease including its mortality.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to look at the quality of information available in YouTube for cervical cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  We searched YouTube (http://www.youtube.com) for videos using the keyword Cervical cancer on November 12, 2015. Videos were then analyzed for their source and content of information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We studied 172 videos using the keyword Cervical cancer on November 12, 2015. We found that there were videos describing the personal stories, risk factors, and the importance of screening. However, videos discussing all the aspects of cancers were lacking. Likewise, videos from the reputed organization were also lacking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there were numerous videos available in cervical cancer, videos from reputed organizations including Center for Disease Control and Prevention, American Cancer Society, and World Health Organization were lacking. We strongly believe that quality videos from such organizations via YouTube can help lower the burden of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences , Dhulikhel , Nepal.
authors.forename: Janak
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences , Dhulikhel , Nepal.
authors.forename: Priyadarshani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences , Dharan , Nepal.
authors.forename: Lubina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arjyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , Abington Memorial Hospital , Abington, PA , USA.
authors.forename: Dipesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Uprety
keywords: Cervical cancer; YouTube; health information