HPV vaccination: a Tunisian challenge
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HPV & HPV vaccination: issues in developing countries.
Cervical cancer is the second-most common cancer in women worldwide causing most cancer related deaths in women in developing countries including India. The most predominant etiological factor for cervical cancer is persistent infection of certain high-risk types of human papillomaviruses (HR-HPVs), while low-risk types are associated with benign cervical lesions and genital warts. In India, th...
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BACKGROUND The Department of Health launched a national human papillomavirus immunisation programme for girls aged 12-13 years in September 2008. AIM To assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a school-based programme. METHOD HPV vaccination was offered over one academic year by two PCTs in 36 schools to 12-13-year-old girls, using different implementation plans. RESULTS ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1048-891X,1525-1438
DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-001076