Encouraging improvement in HPV vaccination coverage among adolescent girls in Kampala, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

WHO recommends vaccination against HPV for girls before sexual debut. Uganda started HPV vaccination in 2008 as pilot programs in 2 districts, followed by national roll out in 2015. Despite the availability of vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) in Uganda in the period covered by the study, there was reported low HPV vaccine uptake and completion especially of the second dose in Uganda; with little information available on timely completion of HPV vaccine and the associated factors in Uganda. This study was therefore done to determine the HPV vaccine dose 2 completion and describe the possible factors associated with timely HPV vaccine completion and non-completion among girls of age 9-14 years attending the adolescent clinic at Mulago hospital.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Patrick L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9182299 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature