Barriers and supports for uptake of human papillomavirus vaccination in Indigenous people globally: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Despite the availability of effective and safe human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines that reduce the incidence and impact of cervical cancer and other cancers, HPV vaccine coverage rates remain persistently low and the cervical cancer burden disproportionately high among Indigenous people globally. This study aimed to systematically identify, appraise, and summarize the literature on documented barriers and supports to HPV vaccination in Indigenous populations internationally. Forty-three studies were included and an inductive, qualitative, thematic synthesis was applied. We report on 10 barrier themes and 7 support themes to vaccine uptake, and provide a quantitative summary of metrics. Focusing on Indigenous perspectives reported in the literature, we propose recommendations on community-r

SUBMITTER: MacDonald SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021254 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature