Estimating the Impact of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination on HPV Prevalence and Cervical Cancer Incidence in Mali | Zendy

LaRee Tracy | Zendy; Holly Gaff | Zendy; Colleen Burgess | Zendy; Samba O. Sow | Zendy; Patti E. Gravitt | Zendy; J. Kathleen Tracy | Zendy

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Estimating the Impact of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination on HPV Prevalence and Cervical Cancer Incidence in Mali

Author(s) -

LaRee Tracy,

Holly Gaff,

Colleen Burgess,

Samba O. Sow,

Patti E. Gravitt,

J. Kathleen Tracy

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciq190

Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , human papillomavirus , incidence (geometry) , vaccination , cancer incidence , hpv infection , cancer , demography , environmental health , virology , physics , sociology , optics

Human papillomavirus vaccines have potential to reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality; however, cultural and economic barriers may hinder success in developing countries. We assessed impact of a single vaccine campaign in Mali with use of mathematical modeling. Our model shows that decreases in the prevalence of Human papillomavirus infection are proportional to achieved vaccination coverage.

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