Costs associated with delivering HPV vaccination in the context of the first year demonstration programme in southern Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Mozambique cervical cancer is a public health threat, due to its high incidence and limited access to early diagnosis of precancerous lesions. International organisations are supporting the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in low- and middle-income countries. Some of these countries recently conducted demonstration programmes, which included evaluation of acceptability, coverage, and practicality of implementation and of integration in existing programmes. Information on costs of delivering the vaccine is needed to overcome the challenges of reaching vaccine potential recipients in rural and remote areas.

Methods

We estimated the financial and economic costs of delivering HPV vaccination to ten-year-old girls at schools for the first vaccinat

SUBMITTER: Alonso S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6676560 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature