Vaccination against human papillomavirus in Brazilian schoolchildren: National Survey of School Health, 2019

CONCLUSION: one out of every two Brazilian schoolchildren was vaccinated against HPV. Misinformation was a recurring reason for non-vaccination. The North and Northeast regions had the highest prevalence of non-vaccinated people, observed mainly in adolescents from public schools.HIGHLIGHTS: (1) 63% of Brazilian schoolchildren reported having been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV).(2) In Brazil, in 2019, the prevalence of immunized girls was higher than that of boys.(3) Misinformation and fear are reasons for hesitating vaccination.(4) Social and health inequalities may reflect upon HPV vaccination.(5) Achieving the goal of 80% in HPV vaccination coverage is a challenge in Brazil.PMID:36449928 | DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.6296.3834

Source: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem - November 30, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Isabella de Alc ântara Gomes Silva Ana Carolina Micheletti Gomide Nogueira de S á Elton Junio Sady Prates Deborah Carvalho Malta Fernanda Penido Matozinhos T ércia Moreira Ribeiro da Silva Source Type: research