YouTube as a Source of Information on Cervical Cancer.

North American Journal of Medical Sciences Pub Date : 2016-04-01 DOI:10.4103/1947-2714.179940

Janak Adhikari, Priyadarshani Sharma, Lubina Arjyal, Dipesh Uprety

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Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Accurate information about cervical cancer to general public can lower the burden of the disease including its mortality.

Aims: We aimed to look at the quality of information available in YouTube for cervical cancer.

Materials and methods: We searched YouTube (http://www.youtube.com) for videos using the keyword Cervical cancer on November 12, 2015. Videos were then analyzed for their source and content of information.

Results: We studied 172 videos using the keyword Cervical cancer on November 12, 2015. We found that there were videos describing the personal stories, risk factors, and the importance of screening. However, videos discussing all the aspects of cancers were lacking. Likewise, videos from the reputed organization were also lacking.

Conclusion: Although there were numerous videos available in cervical cancer, videos from reputed organizations including Center for Disease Control and Prevention, American Cancer Society, and World Health Organization were lacking. We strongly believe that quality videos from such organizations via YouTube can help lower the burden of disease.

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YouTube是子宫颈癌信息的来源。

背景:宫颈癌是全球第三大常见癌症。向公众提供有关子宫颈癌的准确信息，可降低该疾病的负担，包括死亡率。目的:我们旨在了解YouTube上宫颈癌信息的质量。材料和方法:我们于2015年11月12日在YouTube (http://www.youtube.com)上搜索关键词Cervical cancer的视频。然后分析视频的来源和信息内容。结果:我们研究了2015年11月12日以宫颈癌为关键词的172个视频。我们发现有视频描述了个人故事、风险因素和筛查的重要性。然而，缺乏讨论癌症各个方面的视频。同样，也没有来自知名组织的视频。结论:虽然有很多关于宫颈癌的视频，但来自疾病控制和预防中心、美国癌症协会和世界卫生组织等知名机构的视频却很缺乏。我们坚信，这些组织通过YouTube提供的高质量视频可以帮助减轻疾病负担。

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