| Title |
Reasons for Receiving or Not Receiving HPV Vaccination in Primary Schoolgirls in Tanzania: A Case Control Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0045231 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Deborah Watson-Jones, Keith Tomlin, Pieter Remes, Kathy Baisley, Riziki Ponsiano, Selephina Soteli, Silvia de Sanjosé, John Changalucha, Saidi Kapiga, Richard J. Hayes |
| Abstract |
There are few data on factors influencing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined the characteristics of receivers and non-receivers of HPV vaccination in Tanzania and identified reasons for not receiving the vaccine. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 234 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Mauritius | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 227 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 42 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 12% |
| Researcher | 25 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 21 | 9% |
| Other | 31 | 13% |
| Unknown | 66 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 83 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 7% |
| Psychology | 12 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 10% |
| Unknown | 72 | 31% |