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Social mobilisation, consent and acceptability: a review of human papillomavirus vaccination procedures in low and middle-income countries.

Severin KabakamaKatherine E GallagherNatasha HowardSandra Mounier-JackHelen E D BurchettUlla K GriffithsMarta FelettoD Scott LaMontagneDeborah Watson-Jones
Published in: BMC public health (2016)
Despite some challenges in obtaining parental consent and addressing rumours, experiences indicated effective social mobilisation and high HPV vaccine acceptability in LMICs. Social mobilisation, consent, and acceptability lessons were consistent across world regions and HPV vaccination projects/programmes. These can be used to guide HPV vaccination communication strategies without additional formative research.
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