Table 2 Weekly percentage changes (WPC) in relative search volumes (RSV) of “Shikyuu-keigan (cervical cancer)” in “All category”, by each year, 2012–2021.

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

Year

Period 1

Period 2

Period 3

Period 4

Weeks

WPC (%) [95% CI]

Weeks

WPC (%) [95% CI]

Weeks

WPC (%) [95% CI]

Weeks

WPC (%) [95% CI]

2012

1–53

2.6 [2.0 − 3.2]*

      

2013

1–23

2.0 [0.5 − 3.6]*

23–52

− 1.6 [− 2.6 − − 0.6]

    

2014

1–18

− 2.5 [− 4.2 − − 0.8]*

18–24

7.1 [− 4.2–19.7]

24–50

− 0.6 [− 1.5–0.4]

50–52

− 31.7 [− 58.4–12.2]

2015

1–32

− 0.9 [− 1.7 − − 0.1]*

32–38

12.7 [− 0.9–28.2]

38–52

− 5.6 [− 8.1–− 3.0] *

  

2016

1–20

− 1.1 [− 2.8–0.7]

20–26

8.4 [− 4.9–23.5]

26–52

− 2.0 [− 3.1 − − 0.9] *

  

2017

1–53

0.7 [0.2–1.1]*

      

2018

1–49

0.1 [− 0.2–0.4]

49–52

− 17.4 [− 33.9–3.3]

    

2019

1–7

9.4 [0.6–18.9]*

7–17

− 7.1 [− 11.2–− 2.7]*

17–20

17.5 [− 28.5–93.1]*

20–52

− 0.8 [− 1.4–− 0.1]*

2020

1–18

− 4.0 [− 5.7–− 2.2]*

18–24

9.2 [− 2.7–22.6]

24–52

0.2 [− 0.7–1.0]

  

2021

1–16

− 1.9 [− 4.0–0.3]

16–36

1.8 [0.2–3.4]*

36–52

− 3.2 [− 5.1–− 1.3]*

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