Integrative literature review on human papillomavirus vaccination recommendations in national immunization programs in select areas in the Asia-Pacific region.

ABSTRACT: There is limited literature on current human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in the Asia-Pacific region. This integrative literature review was conducted to describe HPV vaccination programs in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Program descriptions, recommendations, f unding, and coverage data were extracted. Twenty-five citations were included. As of 2022, eight of the 10 areas of interest include HPV in their national immunization program (NIP) for school-aged girls; full implementation in Indonesia is expected in 2023 whereas Vietnam's NIP does not include HPV. Singapore also includes HPV vaccination for women (18-26 years). None of the HPV vaccination programs include males. In most areas (n = 7), prog

SUBMITTER: Phongsamart W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11210899 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature