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Measuring human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage and the role of the National HPV Vaccination Program Register, Australia

Dorota M. Gertig A , Julia M. L. Brotherton A B and Marion Saville A
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A Victorian Cytology Service, PO Box 161, Carlton South, Vic. 3053, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: jbrother@vcs.org.au

Sexual Health 8(2) 171-178 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH10001
Submitted: 4 January 2010  Accepted: 21 May 2010   Published: 18 May 2011

Abstract

Accurate estimates of HPV vaccination coverage are critical for determining the proportion of the target female population that is not protected by the vaccine, as well as for monitoring the performance of vaccine delivery programs. The implementation of an HPV vaccination register, either as part of an existing immunisation register or stand-alone, can add substantial benefits to an HPV vaccination program. In Australia, the National HPV Vaccination Program Register supports the HPV vaccination program by providing information to consumers and providers about incomplete courses as well as estimates of vaccination coverage by age and area. Future monitoring of vaccine effectiveness will be facilitated by cross-linking to Pap test registries.

Additional keywords: genital warts, monitoring, papillomavirus.


Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge Genevieve Chappell, Karen Peasley and Lesley Rowlands for their work in preparation and provision of the coverage data for this report, and Penny Allen for administrative assistance. The NHVPR is fully funded by the Australian Government and operated by the Victorian Cytology Service Inc.


Addendum


Due to delays in obtaining government approval for release of coverage data from the NHVPR, coverage and program updates have occurred internationally since acceptance of this manuscript. The interested reader may therefore find the following references of supplementary interest:


Sheridan A, White J. Annual HPV vaccine coverage in England in 2009/2010. Report commissioned by UK Department of Health.


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National, State, and Local Area Vaccination Coverage among Adolescents Aged 13–17 Years – United States, 2009. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009; 58: 997–1001.


Dorleans F, Giambi C, Dematte L, Cotter S, Stefanoff P, Mereckiene J, et al. The current status of introduction of human papillomavirus vaccination in to national immunisation schedules in Europe: first results of the VENICE 2010 survey. Euro Surveill 2010: 15: pii–19730.


Fagot JP, Boutrelle A, Ricordeau P, Weill A, Allemand H. HPV vaccination in France: Uptake, costs and issues for the National Health Insurance. Vaccine 2011, in press. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.02.064


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