Uptake of Human Papilloma Virus vaccine among young women living in fishing communities in Wakiso and Mukono districts, Uganda.

• Main Authors: Muteebwa Laban (Author), Gertrude Nanyonjo (Author), Mathias Wambuzi (Author), Ali Ssetaala (Author), Geofrey Basalirwa (Author), Dan Muramuzi (Author), Jacqueline Kyosiimire Lugemwa (Author), Brenda Okech (Author), Ali Mirzazadeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a preventable cause of cervical cancer, the commonest cancer among women in Uganda. The Uganda Ministry of Health included the HPV vaccine in the free routine immunization schedule since 2015. Five years after this policy, we assessed the uptake of the HPV vaccine and...