A community-based intervention in middle schools to improve HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening in Japan.

Aim: Japan has low rates of cervical cancer screening and Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination. This research examines the effectiveness of a family medicine resident-led, intervention in increasing knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer in middle school-girls and increasing knowledge and intention to have cervical cancer screening in their mothers.

Methods: We utilized a pre-test/post-test intervention design in three rural middle schools with 7(th) grade middle school-girls and their mothers.