Open AccessBarriers to and Facilitators of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among People Aged 9 to 26 Years: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Luyan Zheng,
Jie Wu,
Min Zheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001407
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , human papillomavirus , family medicine , hpv vaccines , cervical cancer , hpv infection , vaccine efficacy , young adult , immunology , cancer , gerontology
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 people's perspectives.