HPV vaccination among young adults in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study
The lack of knowledge about benefits of HPV vaccination contributes to low vaccine uptake, especially occurring among the male population, must be addressed. Given the number of people who reported not knowing whether they were vaccinated or not, it is crucial to ensure that there is a thorough discussion about HPV and the protection the vaccine provides when presenting for vaccination.
Authors
- Maike Sachs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1783-5915)
- Yara Barrense‐Dias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-7707)
- Samia El-Hadad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8844-6709)
- Angela Niggli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4385-2468)
- Brigitte Leeners (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-6151)
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089681
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung