The impact of vaccination on gender equity: conceptual framework and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine case study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the beneficial effects of vaccines on equity by socioeconomic status and geography are increasingly well-documented, little has been done to extend these analyses to examine the linkage between vaccination and gender equity. In this paper, evidence from the published literature is used to develop a conceptual framework demonstrating the potential impact of vaccination on measures of gender equity. This framework is then applied to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in three countries with different economic and disease burden profiles to establish a proof of concept in a variety of contexts.

Methods

We conducted a literature review examining evidence on the linkage between health outcomes and dimensions of gender equity. We utilized the Papillomavirus

SUBMITTER: Portnoy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6961353 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature