November 12, 2021

HPV Vaccine: Uptake and Understanding among Global Indigenous Communities - A Qualitative Systematic Review

"Trust between Indigenous community members and healthcare workers is central to vaccination strategies."
Indigenous populations have a high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and a high incidence of HPV-associated cancers, yet uptake of HPV vaccinations by Indigenous populations is low. Low vaccination rates are related to vaccine hesitancy in addition to vaccine inaccessibility. The objective of this qualitative systematic review was to explore the knowledge and beliefs of glob...