Qualitative Study of the Feasibility of HPV Vaccine Delivery to Young Adolescent Girls in Vietnam : Evidence from a Government-Implemented Demonstration Program

Introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in national programs has proceeded apace since 2006, mostly in high-income countries. Recently concluded pilots of HPV vaccination in low-income countries have provided important lessons learned for these settings; however, rigorous evaluations of t...

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Main Authors: LaMontagne, D. Scott, Nghi, Nguyen Quy, Nga, Le Thi, Janmohamed, Amynah, Huyen, Dang Thi Thanh, Hien, Nguyen Tran, Davis Tsu, Vivien
Language:en_US
Published: BioMed Central 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23150
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Summary:Introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in national programs has proceeded apace since 2006, mostly in high-income countries. Recently concluded pilots of HPV vaccination in low-income countries have provided important lessons learned for these settings; however, rigorous evaluations of the feasibility of these delivery strategies that effectively reach young adolescents have been few. This paper presents results from a qualitative evaluation of a demonstration program which implemented school-based and health center–based HPV vaccinations to all girls in grade 6, or 11 years of age, for two years in four districts of Vietnam.