Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine implementation in low andmiddle-income countries (LMICs): health system experiences and prospects

Wigle, Jannah, Coast, Ernestina ORCID: 0000-0002-8703-307X and Watson-Jones, Deborah (2013) Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine implementation in low andmiddle-income countries (LMICs): health system experiences and prospects. Vaccine, 31 (37). pp. 3811-3817. ISSN 0264-410X

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Abstract

Prophylactic vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) are being introduced in many countries for the prevention of cervical cancer, the second most important cause of cancer-related death in women globally. This is likely to have a significant impact on the future burden of cervical cancer, particularly where screening is non-existent or limited in scale. Previous research on the challenges of vaccinating girls with the HPV vaccine has focused on evidence from developed countries. We conducted a systematic search of the literature in order to describe the barriers and challenges to implementation of HPV vaccine in low- and middle-income countries. We identified literature published post-2006 to September 2012 from five major databases. We validated the findings of the literature review with evidence from qualitative key informant interviews. Three key barriers to HPV vaccine implementation were identified: sociocultural, health systems and political. A linked theme, the sustainability of HPV vaccines programs in low- and middle-income countries, cuts across these three barriers. Delivering HPV vaccine successfully will require multiple barriers to be addressed. Earlier research in developed countries emphasized sociocultural issues as the most significant barriers for vaccine roll-out. Our evidence suggests that the range of challenges for poorer countries is significantly greater, not least the challenge of reaching girls for three doses in settings where school attendance is low and/or irregular. Financial and political barriers to HPV vaccine roll-out continue to be significant for many poorer countries. Several demonstration and pilot projects have achieved high rates of acceptability and coverage and lessons learned should be documented and shared.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.journals.elsevier.com/vaccine/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Authors
Divisions:	Social Policy LSE Health
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
JEL classification:	I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Production: Nutrition, Mortality, Morbidity, Suicide, Substance Abuse and Addiction, Disability, and Economic Behavior I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I18 - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O19 - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2013 08:17
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2024 00:23
Funders:	Wellcome Trust, GSKBiologicals SA
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/50582

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