Table 1 Monthly percentage changes (MPC) in relative search volumes (RSV) of “Shikyuu-keigan (cervical cancer)”, all through 2012 to 2021.

From: Impact of the cervical cancer awareness months on public interest in Japan: A Google Trends analysis, 2012–2021

Category

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Month/Year

MPC (%) [95% CI]

Month/Year

MPC (%) [95% CI]

Month/Year

MPC (%) [95% CI]

Month/Year

MPC (%) [95% CI]

ALL

Jan/2012–Mar/2013

9.1 [6.8 − 11.6]*

Mar/2013–Apr/2020

−0.8 [− 0.9−− 0.6]*

Apr/2020–Dec/2021

1.5 [0.2 − 2.8]*

  

Health

Jan/2012–Apr/2012

−10.7 [−30.9–15.5]

Apr/2012–Dec/2012

18.6 [10.7–27.0]*

Dec/2012–Apr/2020

− 0.8 [− 0.9−− 0.6]*

Apr/2020–Dec/2021

1.9 [0.5–3.4]*

  1. SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval.
  2. *Significantly different from zero (p < 0.05).