Realist review of low- to upper-middle-income country experiences on integration of HPV vaccination with other adolescent health services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integration of HPV vaccination with other adolescent health services may be associated with favorable programme outcomes including coverage, sustainability, and equitable delivery. Interest in such integrated approaches is building. However, the empirical evidence on how an integrated approach might be used to effectively deliver HPV vaccines and other adolescent health services has not been consolidated in a manner sufficient to inform policy and programmes.

Methods

We conducted a realist synthesis review of published experiences from low- to upper-middle-income countries. Experts were invited as review commissioners, informing development and iteration of a programme theory of change (TOC). Our search strategy queried three large academic peer-review databases,

SUBMITTER: Jennings MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature