Role of the health system in influencing uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine among adolescent girls in Mbale District, eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study
Background: Cervical cancer ranks as the most common cancer among women in Uganda, and prevalence has increased by 1·8% per annum over the past 20 years. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for more than 90% of cases of cervical cancer. The availability of an HPV vaccine presents an opportunit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-03-01
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| Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18301372 |