Acceptance of HPV Vaccination: A Systematic Review of Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers Among Healthcare Practitioners in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is one of the diseases that reflects global inequities. Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the main pillars of the World Health Organization (WHO) 2030 cervical cancer 90:70:90 elimination strategy. The role of healthcare practitioners in HPV vaccination acceptance cannot be overemphasized. This review investigated healthcare practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and barriers to promoting HPV vaccination in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

A comprehensive search for relevant literature from 2006 to 2024 was conducted in the following databases: Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO (via Ovid), Cochrane Library and CINAHL PLUS (via EBSCOhost). The included studies were published in the English lan

SUBMITTER: Enyan NIE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12809713 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature