Open AccessImproved population coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine after implementation of a school-based vaccination programme: the Singapore experience
Author(s) -
Karuppiah Vijaya,
Anne Hui Yi Goei
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
singapore medical journal/singapore medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.452
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 2737-5935
pISSN - 0037-5675
DOI - 10.11622/smedj.2022053
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , cervical cancer , christian ministry , family medicine , cohort , human papillomavirus , population , environmental health , immunology , cancer , philosophy , theology
Cervical cancer has a high disease burden in Singapore, and it is strongly associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. Despite constant efforts to encourage vaccination, local HPV vaccine uptake remains low. Universal mass vaccination is a proven cost-effective method to reduce the cervical cancer disease burden. This paper reviews the newly implemented school-based HPV vaccination programme in Singapore and the factors that led to its success.