School nurses’ attitudes towards and experiences of the Swedish school-based HPV vaccination programme – A repeated cross sectional study

School nurses’ attitudes towards and experiences of the Swedish school-based HPV vaccination programme – A repeated cross sectional study

The aim was to investigate school nurses' attitudes towards, and experiences of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV), and compare the results with a similar study three years earlier. School nurses (n = 736) from all counties in Sweden completed a questionnaire in spring 2016, four years after the implementation of the national HPV vaccination programme, and three years after the prev...

Implementing a school-based HPV vaccination programme.

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 ...

School nurses' experiences of delivering the UK HPV vaccination programme in its first year

BACKGROUND In the United Kingdom (UK) in September 2008, school nurses began delivering the HPV immunisation programme for girls aged 12 and 13 years old. This study offers insights from school nurses' perspectives and experiences of delivering this new vaccination programme. METHODS Thirty in-depth telephone interviews were conducted with school nurses working across the UK between September...

School nurses’ attitudes and experiences regarding the human papillomavirus vaccination programme in Sweden: a population-based survey

BACKGROUND Sweden introduced a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in 2012, and school nurses are responsible for managing the vaccinations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the attitudes and experiences of school nurses regarding the school-based HPV vaccination programme 1 year after its implementation. METHODS Data were collected using a web-based q...

Population - based survey of school nurses ’ attitudes and experiences 1 regarding the human papillomavirus vaccination programme in Sweden