Mai Fukuyama, Yuna Fujisawa, Aina Sakamoto, Hiroko Sato and Keiko Takebayashi : Relationship between reasons for not undergoing cervical cancer screening and the intention to undergo screening in the future among nursing university students in Japan, JNI : The Journal of Nursing Investigation, 22, 2, 11-21, 2025.
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<p> Objective : The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship between reasons for not undergoing cervical cancer screening and the intention to undergo screening in the future among female nursing university students.</p><p>Methods : A questionnaire survey was conducted for female nursing students enrolled at a university in Japan. The survey was conducted using Microsoft Forms in September and October in 2023. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Tokushima University Hospital.</p><p>Results : Data from 233 students were analyzed. Knowledge regarding cervical cancer and screening was significantly higher among 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year students compared with 1st-year students (p = 0.001, p < 0.001, and p < 0.001, respectively). Among the 233 students, 148 were aged 20 years or older, and of these, 18.2% had a history of cervical cancer screening. The screening rate was 22.6% among students in the 3rd year and above. Among students without a history of screening, those who did not intend to undergo screening in the future had significantly higher 'concerned about bleeding' (p = 0.04) and 'it does not concern me as a young person' (p = 0.02) responses than those who intended to undergo screening in the future.</p><p>Conclusions : To promote cervical cancer screening, it is important to raise awareness with a focus on preconception care, enabling individuals to recognize their future risk of cervical cancer. Furthermore, expanding the content of current informational leaflets to include more details about bleeding and its management could help alleviate concerns. Continuous outreach through smartphones targeting both young women and their mothers, as well as further improvements to the screening provision system to improve accessibility, are necessary to ensure greater participation.</p>
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cervical cancer / cervical cancer screening / preconception care
Kana Kagawa, Mari Haku, Hiroko Sato and Hiromi Moriuchi : Experiences of feeling positive emotions in online parenting forums among 2-3 months postpartum mothers, Shikoku Acta Medica, 80, 5,6, 197-204, 2025.
Maria Houzaki, Mari Haku, Keiko Takebayashi, Hiroko Sato and Hiromi Moriuchi : Concerns in daily life of fathers of 2- to 3-month-old infants, Shikoku Acta Medica, 80, 5,6, 205-214, 2025.
Hiroko Sato and Toshiyuki Yasui : Differences in Changes in Game Usage Time and Game Use-Related Factors Depending on Parity in a Prospective Study of Pregnant Women in Japan, Healthcare, 11, 23, 2023.
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Game usage has recently been increasing, but the actual situation of game usage and issues among pregnant women are not clarified. The purpose of this prospective longitudinal study was to examine changes in game usage, lifestyle, and thoughts about game usage during pregnancy depending on parity and to clarify the characteristics of pregnant women who continue to use games. We conducted three web surveys in early, mid- and late pregnancy in 238 pregnant women. For primiparous women who continued to use games, there was a significant increase in game usage time from early to late pregnancy ( = 0.022), and 25.0% of those women had anxiety that they might have a game addiction. For primiparous women in mid-pregnancy and multiparous women in early and late pregnancy, the proportions of women who thought that they could not use gaming sufficiently due to pregnancy and child-rearing were significantly higher in women who continued to use games. In both primiparous women and multiparous women, the proportion of partners who used games was significantly higher in women who continued to use games. It is necessary for midwives to discuss with pregnant women and their partners about game usage and to provide advice about control of game usage in daily life.
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pregnant woman / game usage / gaming disorder / prospective study
Hiroko Sato and Toshiyuki Yasui : Comparisons of game usage time and game usage-related factors in Japanese women before pregnancy and during early pregnancy, International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 15, 1, 6-15, 2023.
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pregnant women / game usage / before pregnancy / early pregnancy
FUKUYAMA Mai, FUJISAWA Yuna, SAKAMOTO Aina, Hiroko Sato and Keiko Takebayashi : Relationship between reasons for not undergoing cervical cancer screening and the intention to undergo screening in the future among nursing university students in Japan, 第56回徳島母性衛生学会, Sep. 2024.
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Hiroko Sato and Toshiyuki Yasui : 妊婦の妊娠前と妊娠初期のゲーム使用の比較と ゲーム使用に関連する要因, 第64回日本母性衛生学会学術集会, Oct. 2023.
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Hiroko Sato and Mari Haku : 妊婦のゲーム使用実態とゲーム使用時間に関連する要因, 第37回日本助産学会学術集会, Oct. 2023.
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Hiroko Sato and Mari Haku : 妊娠後期から産後2か月までの妻の夫婦関係満足と関連要因, 第32回日本助産学会学術集会, 2018.