Behavioural and social drivers of human papillomavirus vaccination in eThekwini District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
The study will provide knowledge on the main barriers facing HPV vaccination and provide contextually-tailored solutions for how these barriers might be addressed. A policy brief will be formulated from this study aimed at government policymakers and other stakeholders who formulate or influence policy, respectively. In addition, we will disseminate the findings through peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.
Authors
- Duduzile Ndwandwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7129-3865)
- Phelele Bhengu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7915-0068)
- Charles Shey Wiysonge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1273-4779)
- Muki Shey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8776-4737)
- Sara Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-236X)
- Patrick DMC Katoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0553-201X)
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Université Catholique de Bukavu (CD)
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in Africa (ZA)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311509
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Research Foundation
- South African Medical Research Council
- University of Cape Town
- Cochrane South Africa
- Medical Research Council
- Division of Research Capacity Development