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Human papillomavirus vaccine delivery strategies that achieved high coverage in low- and middle-income countries
(Bull World Health Organ, 2011)
Objective
To assess human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage after demonstration projects conducted in India, Peru, Uganda and Viet Nam by PATH and national governments and to explore the reasons for vaccine ...
Screen-and-Treat Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention Using Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid and Cryotherapy: Experiences, Perceptions, and Beliefs From Demonstration Projects in Peru, Uganda, and Vietnam
(The oncologist, 2013)
Cervical cancer is preventable but continues to cause the deaths
of more than 270,000 women worldwide each year, most of
them in developing countries where programs to detect and
treat precancerous lesions are not ...
Feasibility of delivering HPV vaccine to girls aged 10 to 15 years in Uganda
(African health sciences, 2015)
Background: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of mortality among women in Uganda. The availability of the human papillomavirus
(HPV) vaccine presents an opportunity to prevent cervical cancer. The Government of Uganda ...
Immunogenicity of bivalent HPV vaccine among partially vaccinatedyoung adolescent girls in Uganda
(Elsevier Ltd., 2014)
Background: Investigations of vaccine efficacy and immunogenicity for adult females receiving fewerthan three doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have suggested protection against infection andprecancerous lesions. ...
Using Formative Research to Design a Behavior Change Strategy to Increase the Use of Improved Cookstoves in Peri-Urban Kampala, Uganda
(International journal of environmental research and public health, 2013)
Household air pollution from cooking with biomass fuels negatively
impacts maternal and child health and the environment, and contributes to
the global burden of disease. In Uganda, nearly 20,000 young children die of ...