在特立尼达和多巴哥为艾滋病毒感染者提供HPV疫苗接种服务:简要报告
Tessa Galindo1, Jonathan Edwards2, Gaole Song3
1Medical Research Foundation, Trinidad and Tobago.
概括
人类乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 疫苗接种率在特立尼达和多巴哥艾滋病毒感染者 (PLWH) 中很低,只有21%的人接种了疫苗. COVID-19疫苗接种行动可能对HPV疫苗接种产生了积极的影响.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 在瘤学瘤学.
背景情况:
- 加勒比海国家面临着高艾滋病毒和癌症的负担.
- 艾滋病毒感染者 (PLWH) 由于免疫力受损,患HPV相关癌症的风险增加.
研究的目的:
- 评估在特立尼达和多巴哥的PLWH中人类乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 疫苗接种率.
- 为了确定这个人口中的人口统计特征和疫苗接种模式.
主要方法:
- 一项初步研究分析了特立尼达和多巴哥当地诊所的数据.
- 用描述性分析来评估在注册的PLWH中HPV疫苗接种覆盖率.
主要成果:
- 5,615名PLWH被纳入;21.0%接受了HPV疫苗.
- 完成疫苗接种的情况有所不同:22.8%接种了1剂,25.6%接种了2剂,51.6%接种了3剂.
- 2021年HPV疫苗接种率达到峰值 (22.3%),并在2019年至2021年间显著增加,与COVID-19疫苗接种工作相吻合.
结论:
- 在特立尼达和多巴哥的PLWH中,HPV疫苗接种率仍然很低,只有五分之一的人接种了疫苗.
- 有针对性的计划可以改善HPV疫苗接种,减少癌症发病率和死亡率.
- COVID-19疫苗接种计划可能间接提高了HPV疫苗接种率.
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