Abstract
Objective : Evaluation of a sex education program to improve the participation rates in smear tests for women in their 20s.
Study Design : We performed a questionnaire on sexual experiences and screening history, simultaneously with a lecture on cervical cancer, which led to 389 young women joining our e-mail project. Using an e-mail registration system, participants were randomly divided into an ordinary and a reinforced education group. For one year, starting one month after the lecture, a sexual education program (e-mail magazine) was sent trimonthly to the ordinary, and monthly to the reinforced group. The e-mail questionnaire was sent the day after sending the e-mail magazine. Behavioral results relevant to screening and HPV vaccination were compared in two groups.
Results : Subsequent to participation in the project, the cervical cancer screening rates and HPV vaccination rates of the ordinary vs. reinforced group were 9.4% vs. 11.4% and 9.4% vs. 11.4%, respectively, showing no significant differences.
Conclusions : Through this investigation, operational procedures were established for a registration-based response system using e-mail. This system should be widely applicable for evaluating the effects of future educational participation programs.
