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Human papillomavirus immunization uptake among girls with a refugee background compared with Danish-born girls: a national register-based cohort study

Authored by:

Moller SP, Kristiansen M, Norredam M

Full Citation:

Moller SP, Kristiansen M, Norredam M 2018. Human papillomavirus immunization uptake among girls with a refugee background compared with Danish-born girls: a national register-based cohort study. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 27.

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Migrants and those displaced by conflict have lower vaccination rates and are especially vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases.

Key Evidence: Girls from refugee families in Denmark were 40-56% less likely to receive HPV vaccine through 2 free-of-charge immunization programs than Danish-born girls, and the differences remained significant when income was taken into account. The odds of being vaccinated were lowest for refugees in the country ≤5 years and those from certain countries or regions, indicating the need to reduce cultural, social, and information barriers to immunization, as well as assess immunization programs across increasingly ethnically diverse societies.

Children from poorer refugee and migrant families have less access to health services and lower vaccination rates than the surrounding population.