Barriers to and Facilitators of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among People Aged 9 to 26 Years: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 48; no. 12; p. e255
• Main Authors: Zheng, Luyan, Wu, Jie, Zheng, Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Alphapapillomavirus; Delivery of Health Care; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control; Papillomavirus Vaccines; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control; Vaccination; Young Adult

Cervical and oropharyngeal cancers are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which can be prevented with the vaccines. However, uptake of the HPV vaccine remains low in many countries. There is a need to better understand the barriers to and facilitators of HPV vaccination from young...