Effectiveness of bivalent HPV vaccination against genital HPV DNA-positivity of a catch-up campaign at age 13-16 years compared to routine vaccination at age 12 years: a biennial repeated cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Netherlands is one of few countries worldwide which has used the bivalent HPV vaccine for girls-only for over a decade. This allows assessment of vaccine effectiveness (VE) against female genital HPV DNA-positivity of this vaccine in an observational post-licencing real-world setting. Additionally, it is unclear whether catch-up vaccination campaigns result in similar VE as routine vaccination. Therefore, type-specific and grouped VE were assessed and compared for women who had been eligible for catch-up vaccination at 13-16 years with those who had been eligible for routine vaccination at 12 years.

Methods

PASSYON is a Dutch biennial repeated cross-sectional (2011-2021) study among sexual health clinic clients aged 16-24 years old. Women provided self-collect

SUBMITTER: Kusters JMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11475922 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature