Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across Europe

Background Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in women. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the CC elimination as a public health priority and has urged countries to achieve a 90% vaccine coverage rate of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccinat...

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Main Authors: Ilias Gountas, Mohammed Aman, Deepak Alexander, Robert Hughes, Georgie Weston, Ugne Sabale
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Expert Review of Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14760584.2024.2402535
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Mohammed Aman
Deepak Alexander
Robert Hughes
Georgie Weston
Ugne Sabale
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description Background Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in women. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the CC elimination as a public health priority and has urged countries to achieve a 90% vaccine coverage rate of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination among 15-year-old girls by 2030.Research design and methods Regression models were fitted to the WHO HPV vaccine coverage rate data to estimate when the 90% vaccine coverage rate target would be achieved in 22 European countries.Results The mean vaccine coverage rate of included countries was 62.2% (SD: 18.3). Nine countries (Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Ireland, Hungary, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland) are expected to achieve a 90% vaccine coverage rate by 2030. Six countries (Estonia, Cyprus, Netherlands, France, Germany, and Italy) are expected to reach a 90% vaccine coverage rate between 2030 and 2040, whereas seven countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, and Slovenia) are not expected to achieve the 90% vaccine coverage rate target by 2040.Conclusion The majority of European countries are not on track to achieve 90% vaccine coverage rate by 2030. To achieve this, a significant increase in the annual vaccine coverage rate growth rate is required.
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spelling doaj-art-b817a3a1efa746c8ba3bde2bf690bb532025-08-20T02:29:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupExpert Review of Vaccines1476-05841744-83952025-12-0124116517210.1080/14760584.2024.2402535Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across EuropeIlias Gountas0Mohammed Aman1Deepak Alexander2Robert Hughes3Georgie Weston4Ugne Sabale5Market Access, MSD, Athens, GreeceAdelphi Values PROVE, Bollington, UKAdelphi Values PROVE, Bollington, UKAdelphi Values PROVE, Bollington, UKAdelphi Values PROVE, Bollington, UKValue & Implementation Outcomes Research, MSD, Vilnius, LithuaniaBackground Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in women. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the CC elimination as a public health priority and has urged countries to achieve a 90% vaccine coverage rate of human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination among 15-year-old girls by 2030.Research design and methods Regression models were fitted to the WHO HPV vaccine coverage rate data to estimate when the 90% vaccine coverage rate target would be achieved in 22 European countries.Results The mean vaccine coverage rate of included countries was 62.2% (SD: 18.3). Nine countries (Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Ireland, Hungary, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland) are expected to achieve a 90% vaccine coverage rate by 2030. Six countries (Estonia, Cyprus, Netherlands, France, Germany, and Italy) are expected to reach a 90% vaccine coverage rate between 2030 and 2040, whereas seven countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, and Slovenia) are not expected to achieve the 90% vaccine coverage rate target by 2040.Conclusion The majority of European countries are not on track to achieve 90% vaccine coverage rate by 2030. To achieve this, a significant increase in the annual vaccine coverage rate growth rate is required.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14760584.2024.2402535Cervical cancerHPVvaccine coverage ratevaccination programsEurope
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Mohammed Aman
Deepak Alexander
Robert Hughes
Georgie Weston
Ugne Sabale
Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across Europe
Expert Review of Vaccines
Cervical cancer
HPV
vaccine coverage rate
vaccination programs
Europe
title Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across Europe
title_full Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across Europe
title_fullStr Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across Europe
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across Europe
title_short Estimating the time required to reach HPV vaccination targets across Europe
title_sort estimating the time required to reach hpv vaccination targets across europe
topic Cervical cancer
HPV
vaccine coverage rate
vaccination programs
Europe
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14760584.2024.2402535
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