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Social determinants of community-level human papillomavirus vaccination coverage in a school-based vaccination programme

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Jean S, Elshafei M, Buttenheim A

Full Citation:

Jean S, Elshafei M, Buttenheim A 2019. Social determinants of community-level human papillomavirus vaccination coverage in a school-based vaccination programme. Sex Transm Infect. 94.

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Inequities exist in marginalized populations and minority groups who may have poorer access to health services, including immunizations.

Key Evidence: Coverage rates of HPV vaccination in England, which is provided to 12-13 year old girls through a government-funded, school-based program, were significantly lower in areas with higher proportions of migrant families and non-whites than in areas that are predominantly native-born and white.