Table 3 Weekly percentage changes (WPC) in relative search volumes (RSV) of “Shikyuu-keigan (cervical cancer)” in “Health 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

3.0 [2.2 − 3.8]*

      

2013

1–24

2.2 [0.8 − 3.8]*

24–52

− 2.2 [− 3.3 − − 1.1]*

    

2014

1–50

0.2 [−0.3 − 0.7]

50–52

− 42.5 [− 70.5–12.1]

    

2015

1–33

 − 0.5 [− 1.3–0.4]

33–37

19.4 [− 12.7–63.3]

37–52

− 6.5 [−9.0–− 4.0]*

  

2016

1–18

 − 4.0 [− 6.5–− 1.3]*

18–26

10.4 [− 0.5–22.3]

26–52

− 2.8 [−4.2 − − 1.4]*

  

2017

1–53

0.5 [0.1–1.0]*

      

2018

1–50

0.3 [− 0.2–0.7]

50–52

− 32.2 [− 62.6–22.8]

    

2019

1–52

−0.3 [− 0.7–0.1]*

      

2020

1–18

−4.3 [− 6.2–− 2.4]*

18–21

18.7 [− 31.9–106.7]

21–52

0.4 [− 0.4–1.2]

  

2021

1–33

0.0 [− 0.7–0.7]

33–36

13.8 [− 33.0–93.5]

36–52

− 4.0 [− 5.9–− 2.0]*

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