Health system factors influencing uptake of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine among adolescent girls 9-15 years in Mbale District, Uganda
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Date
2020
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BMC Public Health
Abstract
Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer
in women with more than 85% of the burden in developing
countries [1]. The majority of cervical cancer mortality occurs
in developing countries, where screening and optimal
treatment are not adequately available [2]. Cancer of the
cervix constituted 22.2% of all cancers among women in
Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 [3]. In Uganda, cervical cancer
is the number one cancer killer disease among women, this
is followed by breast cancer [4]. With the incidence standing
at 52 /100,000 women of reproductive age, it is one of
the highest globally. Regrettably, more than half of these
women die every year [5, 6]. The Kampala cancer registry
shows that Uganda has an age standardized incidence rate
of 47.5 per 100,000 against the global estimate of 15.8 per
100,000 [7]. Many of the Cervical cancer cases present with
an advanced stage of the disease [8].
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Uptake, Health system, Human papillomavirus vaccine, Cervical cancer, Low income country, Adolescent girls
Citation
Nabirye, J., Okwi, L. A., Nuwematsiko, R., Kiwanuka, G., Muneza, F., Kamya, C., & Babirye, J. N. (2020). Health system factors influencing uptake of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine among adolescent girls 9-15 years in Mbale District, Uganda. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-8302-z