Delivery, Uptake and Acceptability of HPV Vaccination in Tanzanian Girls
Summary
The aims of this study are: 1. To determine feasibility of a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in Tanzania. 2. To measure the uptake and acceptability of two different vaccination strategies in rural and urban schools. 3. To examine the characteristics of accepters/refusers of vaccination and to identify reasons for acceptance, refusal or non-completion. 4. To measure the cost of implementing a school-based HPV vaccination programme in Tanzania.
Timeline
- Start
- 2010-08
- Primary completion
- 2011-08
- Completion
- 2011-08
Outcome
Mixed primary results
paper For each dose, coverage was higher in class-based schools than in age-based schools (dose 1: 86.4% vs 82.0% [P = .30]; PMID 22711908 ↗
paper dose 2: 83.8% vs 77.8% [P = .05]; PMID 22711908 ↗
paper and dose 3: 78.7% vs 72.1% [P = .04]). PMID 22711908 ↗
Publications
- Quentin W, Terris-Prestholt F, Changalucha J, Soteli S, Edmunds WJ, Hutubessy R, Ross DA, Kapiga S, Hayes R, Watson-Jones D. Costs of delivering human papillomavirus vaccination to schoolgirls in Mwanza Region, Tanzania. BMC Med. 2012 Nov 13;10:137. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-10-137.
- Watson-Jones D, Baisley K, Ponsiano R, Lemme F, Remes P, Ross D, Kapiga S, Mayaud P, de Sanjose S, Wight D, Changalucha J, Hayes R. Human papillomavirus vaccination in Tanzanian schoolgirls: cluster-randomized trial comparing 2 vaccine-delivery strategies. J Infect Dis. 2012 Sep 1;206(5):678-86. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jis407. Epub 2012 Jun 18.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gardasil | Vaccine | 0.5 ml | — |