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Low Uptake of the Second Dose of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Vaccines, 2022
Cervical cancer represents the most common neoplastic pathology among women, with a high burden of morbidity and mortality globally. Tanzania is no exception.
Nchang’wa Nhumba, Bruno Sunguya
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Economic modelling assessment of cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination in Brazil [PDF]

More than 85% of the global burden of cervical cancer occurs in developing countries, where it is the second most common cancer among women. In Brazil alone, a total of 17,500 new cases and 3,300 deaths of cervical cancer are expected in 2012.
Vanni, Tazio
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The Africa We Want: A Perspective on the African Code Against Cancer To Be Developed for Sub‐Saharan Africa

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) faces a unique cancer burden, characterized by a disproportionately high mortality‐to‐incidence ratio, a large share of infection‐related cancers, and distinct environmental exposures. Implementation of national policies on primary prevention is limited, and public literacy regarding cancer risk and curability remains ...
Anthony Kityo, Phyllis Ohene‐Agyei, Felix M. Onyije, Hannah Simba, Annet Nakaganda, Denis Chopera, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Benido Impouma, Mary Nyangasi, Blandina Mmbaga, Valerie McCormack, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Miriam Mutebi, Joachim Schüz, Carolina Espina   +14 more
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Status quo of knowledgeattitudebeliefpractice(KAP)of HPV vaccine among undergraduate nursing studentsand its influencing factors

Huli yanjiu, 2017
Objective:To probe into the status quo of knowledge of human papillomavirus(HPV) and knowledgeattitudebeliefpractice(KAP) of HPV vaccine among undergraduate nursing students and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:A total of 365 undergraduate nursing
胡倩, 樊帆, 戢雪, 余慧俐, 顾君璐, 董超群   +5 more
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Human papillomavirus vaccination intention and its associated factors among female medical college students in Hubei, China: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: The uptake rate of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in China is low, including among college students. In addition, medical students are the target population for the HPV vaccine, but they have poor uptake of the HPV vaccine. This study
Huan Yang, Suneerat Yangyuen, Kemika Sombateyotha   +2 more
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Single-dose HPV vaccination efficacy among adolescent girls and young women in Kenya (the KEN SHE Study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2021
Background HPV infection is the primary cause of cervical cancer, a leading cause of cancer among women in Kenya and many sub-Saharan African countries. High coverage of HPV vaccination is a World Health Organization priority to eliminate cervical cancer
Ruanne V. Barnabas, Elizabeth R. Brown, Maricianah Onono, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Betty Njoroge, Rachel L. Winer, Deborah Donnell, Denise Galloway, Stephen Cherne, Kate Heller, Hannah Leingang, Susan Morrison, Elena Rechkina, R. Scott McClelland, Jared M. Baeten, Connie Celum, Nelly Mugo, for the KEN SHE Study Team   +17 more
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Predictor of HPV Vaccination Uptake among Foreign-Born College Students in the U.S.: An Exploration of the Role of Acculturation and the Health Belief Model

Vaccines, 2023
Objective: to measure the HPV vaccination rate and knowledge about HPV and its vaccine among foreign-born college students; additionally, to measure the effect of acculturation and HBM constructs on the HPV vaccination behavior among foreign-born college
Fahad T. Alsulami, Jesus Sanchez, Silvia E. Rabionet, Ioana Popovici, Mohamed A. Baraka   +4 more
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Cervical human papillomavirus infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions in rural Gambia, West Africa: viral sequence analysis and epidemiology. [PDF]

, 2005
The development of effective strategies against cervical cancer in Africa requires accurate type specific data on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence, including determination of DNA sequences in order to maximise local vaccine efficacy.
Gelder, CM, S R Wall, Man, S, S Man, Walraven, G, Borysiewicz, Leszek K., Hart, Keith William, Fiander, AN, Man, Stephen Tzekwung, Scherf, C. F., C F Scherf, Morison, L., Walraven, G., C M Gelder, K W Hart, Fiander, Alison Nina, B West, Scherf, CF, Wall, SR, G Walraven, Borysiewicz, LK, Hart, KW, Gelder, C. M., Ekpo, G, L K Borysiewicz, G Ekpo, A N Fiander, Ekpo, G., Morison, L, L Morison, Wall, S. R., West, B, West, B.   +32 more
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HPV Genotype Distribution in Cervical Cancer and High‐Grade Lesions in Norway, and Early Vaccine Impact

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT All cases of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) and subsets of high‐grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or 3 (CIN2/3) and adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) in Norway are tested for 37 human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes, within a mandatory national surveillance system.
Terese Bekkevold, Ida Laake, Berit Feiring, Kristiane Søreng, Gro Kummeneje Presthus, Glenny Cecilie Alfsen, Irene Kraus Christiansen, Mona Hansen, Hanne Kristiansen, Eirik Olsen, Torstein Gjølgali Frengen, Emily A. Burger, Christine Genieve Monceyron Jonassen, Lill Trogstad   +13 more
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The receipt of the human papillomavirus vaccine’s influence on future human papillomavirus vaccine recommendations by medical and dental studentsWhy Is This Important?

JADA Foundational Science
Background: With a growing vaccine-hesitant population and with the increase in oral cancers, particularly in a younger population, there is a heightened need for dental and medical providers to advocate for vaccination, including the human ...
Ana Karina Mascarenhas, BDS, MPH, DrPH, Arati Kelekar, MD, Victoria C. Lucia, PhD, Nelia M. Afonso, MD   +3 more
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