Journal article
Population-level impact and herd effects following human papillomavirus vaccination programmes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
M Drolet, É Bénard, MC Boily, H Ali, L Baandrup, H Bauer, S Beddows, J Brisson, JML Brotherton, T Cummings, B Donovan, CK Fairley, EW Flagg, AM Johnson, JA Kahn, K Kavanagh, SK Kjaer, EV Kliewer, P Lemieux-Mellouki, L Markowitz Show all
Lancet Infectious Diseases | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programmes were first implemented in several countries worldwide in 2007. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the population-level consequences and herd effects after female HPV vaccination programmes, to verify whether or not the high efficacy reported in randomised controlled clinical trials are materialising in real-world situations. Methods: We searched the Medline and Embase databases (between Jan 1, 2007 and Feb 28, 2014) and conference abstracts for time-trend studies that analysed changes, between the pre-vaccination and post-vaccination periods, in the incidence or prevalence of at least one HPV-related endpoint: ..
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Awarded by Merck
Funding Acknowledgements
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research.