Sentences with phrase «hpv vaccination program»

This most recent study followed 260,493 girls, half of whom were eligible for Ontario's publicly funded Grade 8 HPV vaccination program in its first two years (2007/08 and 2008/09).

«During the first decade of the HPV vaccination program, knowledge has increased about these highly effective HPV vaccines.

This study looked at a cohort of 260,493 girls, of whom about half (128,712) were eligible for Ontario's publicly funded, school - based HPV vaccination program during the first two school years it was offered (2007 - 08 and 2008 - 09).

«As an organization of cancer doctors, ASCO continues to endorse HPV vaccination programs and efforts to help spare more women around the world from this very difficult cancer.»

Using an effective 2 - dose regimen entailing fewer visits could improve adherence to HPV vaccination programs.

Male HPV vaccination programs have been available to the public since 2009 and the vaccination rate remains low in the United States.

Not exact matches

«Neither HPV vaccination nor program eligibility increased the risk of pregnancy nor non-HPV-related STIs among females aged 14 - 17 years,» says Dr. Lévesque, the senior author of the study.

«Because resource availability varies widely, both among and within countries, we need to adjust strategies to improve access to HPV vaccination everywhere,» said Silvia de Sanjosé, MD, PhD, co-chair of the Expert Panel that developed the guideline and head of the Cancer Epidemiology Research Program at Institut Català d'Oncologia in Barcelona, Spain.

Expanding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs to include males in Canada will help protect them against HPV - related cancers, according to an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

However, only three provinces — Alberta, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island — offer the HPV vaccine to boys through school - based vaccination programs.

Because the state requires parental consent for children under 18 to receive the HPV vaccination, Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation Associate Professor Angela Chen and colleagues designed a computer - based intervention program to educate parents about the virus and the risks associated with it, all while they sit in a waiting room.

Although public health officials have recommended that all girls aged 11 or 12 be vaccinated for HPV - a virus that causes cervical cancer and that is transmitted by sexual contact - political controversy has blocked adoption of mandatory school - enrollment vaccination programs in all but one state.