Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage in Luxembourg : implications of lowering and restricting target age groups [PDF]
, 2018 Background: In Luxembourg, a national Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme was introduced in 2008, targeting 12-17 year old girls offering a choice of bivalent or quadrivalent vaccine free of charge.
Arbyn, Marc +3 more
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Enhancing uptake of influenza maternal vaccine [PDF]
Expert Review of Vaccines, 2019 Influenza vaccination during pregnancy can offer many benefits to both mother and infant. Despite recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, vaccine coverage rates among pregnant women during pregnancy are below 40% in the United States.
Mallory K. Ellingson +5 more
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Going beyond the individual: How state-level characteristics relate to HPV vaccine rates in the United States [PDF]
, 2019 Background The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is an underutilized cancer control practice in the United States. Although individual contextual factors are known to impact HPV vaccine coverage rates, the impact of macro-level elements are still ...
Brownson, Ross C +3 more
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Prevalence of cervical disease at age 20 after immunisation with bivalent HPV vaccine at age 12-13 in Scotland: retrospective population study [PDF]
, 2019 The manuscript was reviewed by Jo’s Trust, which supports the conclusions. It made the following statement: We think (it has) massive implications for the screening programme, vaccine and also impact on diagnoses in the future.
Cruickshank, Margaret +6 more
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Improving vaccine uptake: An overview [PDF]
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2013 A task group was formed with the aim to improve the quality of the service offered by ensuring that all children waiting for an appointment for vaccination would be offered one at the earliest opportunity. Children aged between 12 mo-5 y that were not completely immunized for their age were identified and included in a pilot catch-up session. Following
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Vaccine uptake determinants in The Netherlands [PDF]
European Journal of Public Health, 2013 Combining existing data on background characteristics with data from immunization registers might give insight into determinants of vaccine uptake, which can help to improve communication strategies and invitation policy of National Immunisation Programmes.The study population consisted of children born in 2005 as registered in the Dutch national ...
van Lier, A +4 more
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Increasing uptake of influenza vaccine by pregnant women post H1N1 pandemic: a longitudinal study in Melbourne, Australia, 2010 to 2014 [PDF]
, 2015 Background: A Melbourne (Australia) university affiliated, tertiary obstetric hospital provides lay and professional education about influenza vaccine in pregnancy annually each March, early in the local influenza season.
McCarthy, Elizabeth Anne +4 more
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A review of the factors involved in older people's decision making with regard to influenza vaccination: a literature review [PDF]
, 2008 Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper was to develop an understanding of the factors involved in older people's decision making with regard to influenza vaccination to inform strategies to improve vaccine uptake and reduce morbidity and mortality.
Andrew MK +8 more
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Teenage booster vaccine: factors affecting uptake [PDF]
Journal of Public Health, 2012 The teenage booster of tetanus/diphtheria/polio vaccine is the final dose in the routine UK childhood schedule. It has the lowest uptake of all childhood vaccines in Wales and no Health Board (HB) has achieved 95% uptake. We examined the services used to deliver this vaccine across Wales in order to determine how to improve the national uptake rate.A ...
James, Crocker +4 more
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Boosting vaccination: Accelerating vaccine uptake through communication science
Metode Science Studies Journal, 2023 Effective public health messages about vaccination can bolster human vaccine uptake to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Despite this potentiality, the One Health framework that values an interdependent approach to health has not fully considered the role of communication science in promoting public health.
Victoria Ledford, Xiaoli Nan
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