The Uptake of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine In Irish Schools: The Impact Of Disadvantage.
Ir Med J
; 110(7): 603, 2017 Aug 08.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29341515
ABSTRACT
HPV vaccine Gardasil© is offered to girls in first year of secondary school in Ireland. We aimed to determine the association between HPV vaccine uptake among girls for academic year 2013/2014, by school and school characteristics socioeconomic disadvantage and religious ethos. The National Schools Immunisation System (SIS) was searched to determine HPV vaccine uptake in schools for 2013/2014 (prior to recent anti-HPV vaccine publicity). The disadvantaged status and ethos of each school was added to the report. In total 577 schools were identified. Mean vaccine uptake was 83.7%. Disadvantaged schools had a lower mean uptake (%) than other schools (79.4% vs 85.0%, difference 5.58%, 95%CI 2.69-8.21) and were twice as likely to have an uptake of ?50% (OR 2.07, 95% CI 2.76 - 5.18). No difference was found between schools of different ethoses. HPV vaccine uptake is lower in disadvantaged Irish schools. Policies should be developed to ensure a more equitable uptake of HPV vaccine.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Instituições Acadêmicas
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Vacinação
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
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Vacinas contra Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ir Med J
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irlanda