Factors associated with HPV vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in Africa: a systematic review protocol

IntroductionHuman papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection worldwide. HPV vaccination is an important tool to prevent and control HPV infection and its complications. Despite carrying the severe burden of disease, HPV vaccine coverage in Africa remains low....

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Published in:BMJ open 2024-11, Vol.14 (11), p.e082592
Main Authors: Mavundza, Edison Johannes, Jaca, Anelisa, Cooper, Sara, Ndwandwe, Duduzile Edith, Wiysonge, Charles Shey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Africa
Female
Human Papillomavirus Viruses
Humans
Immunization Programs
Male
Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines - administration & dosage
Parents - psychology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Protocol
Public Health
Research Design
Systematic Reviews as Topic
Vaccination
Vaccination Hesitancy - psychology
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Summary:IntroductionHuman papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection worldwide. HPV vaccination is an important tool to prevent and control HPV infection and its complications. Despite carrying the severe burden of disease, HPV vaccine coverage in Africa remains low. The aim of the current review is to evaluate the factors associated with HPV vaccination acceptance among adolescent men and women, young men and women, parents/caregivers, men who have sex with men, healthcare workers and programme managers in Africa.Methods and analysisWe will include peer-reviewed quantitative studies. We will search PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo, Web of Science and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, with no language restriction, to identify eligible studies. Two review authors will independently screen the titles and abstracts of the search output in Covidence to select potentially eligible studies. The same two reviewers will independently screen the full-text of all identified potentially eligible articles to identify studies meeting inclusion criteria. Two review authors will independently extract data from eligible studies using a predefined data extraction form. Two review authors will independently assess the risk of bias in each included study, using the Effective Public Health Practice Project ‘Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies’. We will assess the quality of evidence using the method for Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval is not required for this study because we will use already published data. The results of this review will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication and conference presentation.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42023475810.
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082592