CompletedPhase 4

Delivery, Uptake and Acceptability of HPV Vaccination in Tanzanian Girls

Tanzania5,532 participantsStarted 2010-08

Plain-language summary

The aims of this study are: 1. To determine feasibility of a school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in Tanzania. 2. To measure the uptake and acceptability of two different vaccination strategies in rural and urban schools. 3. To examine the characteristics of accepters/refusers of vaccination and to identify reasons for acceptance, refusal or non-completion. 4. To measure the cost of implementing a school-based HPV vaccination programme in Tanzania.

Who can participate

Age range9 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * female pupil * attends selected school * born in 1998 if enrolled in school selected for age-based delivery * attending standard (class) 6 if enrolled in school selected for class-based delivery Exclusion Criteria: * has not previously received HPV vaccine * has not participated in previous HPV vaccine trials

What they're measuring

Vaccine coverage by delivery strategy

Timeframe: Month 12

Vaccine coverage (dose 2) by delivery strategy

Timeframe: Month 5

Vaccine coverage (dose 1) by delivery strategy

Timeframe: Month 3

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01173900

SponsorLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-08

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