Impact of a population-based HPV vaccination program on cervical abnormalities: a data linkage study

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Authors

Dorota M. Gertig · Myer Foundation

Julia Brotherton · University of Melbourne

Alison C Budd · Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Kelly T. Drennan · Myer Foundation

Genevieve Chappell · Myer Foundation

A Marion Saville · Myer Foundation

Abstract

A population-based HPV vaccination program in schools significantly reduced cervical abnormalities for vaccinated women within five years of implementation, with the greatest vaccine effectiveness observed for the youngest women.

Topics & Keywords

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Hepatitis B Virus Studies Reproductive tract infections research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medicine

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 227-227

DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-227

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