Inventory of projects promoting HPV vaccination coverage in Germany.

ABSTRACT

Since the first recommendation for HPV vaccination in Germany (2007), a rising number of projects aiming to increase HPV vaccination coverage in Germany have been conducted. From October 2019 to February 2020, we systematically searched for data (project description, evaluation reports) on projects in Germany that aimed to increase HPV vaccination rates. The aim was to provide a comprehensive overview of these projects (duration, implementing organisation, target group/addressees, setting, strategies, reach) and to gain insights for optimising future projects. The inventory of these projects shows that most of the projects focused on the education of children, adolescents and parents, as well as on the training of medical staff. The school was the main setting for education. Rarely were the recorded projects conducted on a long-term and comprehensive basis. It was not possible to make a statement about the impact of the different projects within the framework of this review, as evaluation reports were not available for most of the projects. To optimise the impact on increasing HPV vaccination rates, future projects should be planned on a long-term and nationwide basis. They should also be evaluated to improve the quality and effectiveness of the projects.