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Vaccine hesitancy and HPV vaccine uptake among male and female youth in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study.

Laura M KienerCorina L SchwendenerKristen JafflinAudrey MeierNoah ReberSusanna Schärli MaurerFranco MuggliNejla GültekinBenedikt M HuberSonja MertenMichael J DemlPhilip E Tarr
Published in: BMJ open (2022)
VH was associated with lower HPV vaccine uptake in female youth but not male youth in our study population in Switzerland. Our findings suggest that issues other than VH contribute to HPV underimmunisation in male youth in Switzerland.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • high grade
  • cervical cancer screening
  • risk factors