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. 2012 Jun;57(3):629-32.
doi: 10.1007/s00038-012-0352-2. Epub 2012 Feb 28.

HPV vaccination coverage within 3 years of program launching (2008-2011) at Geneva State, Switzerland

Emilien Jeannot  1 , Philippe Sudre, Philippe Chastonay
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HPV vaccination coverage within 3 years of program launching (2008-2011) at Geneva State, Switzerland

Emilien Jeannot et al. Int J Public Health. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the HPV vaccination coverage of 11-19-year-old girls during a state-coordinated HPV vaccination program in Geneva, Switzerland, from September 2008 to June 2011.

Methods: State Medical Office coordinated the HPV vaccination program. Each service provider transmitted the list of the persons who had received their first, second, or third shot.

Results: The global coverage rates, 3 years after the program had been launched, were 63.72% for one dose, 63.22% for two doses, and 61.40% for three doses of the HPV vaccine.

Conclusion: This study shows that it is possible to obtain a good coverage rates after 3 years of a state-coordinated HPV vaccination program.

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