Table 3.

Survey answers regarding the WHO statement and the report of Japanese nation-wide epidemiological study (Sobue Report)

	Was aware	Confirming safety/effectiveness
WHO statementa	66.5% (169/254)	72.7% (178/245)
Report of epidemiological studyb	71.5% (178/249)	84.3% (209/248)

^aGlobal Advisory Committee on vaccine safety statement on ‘Safety of HPV vaccines,’ December 17, 2015 [8]

^bThe conclusion of the report of the Japanese nation-wide epidemiological study [9]