Vaccination of teenage girls against papillomavirus infections, which are associated with the occurrence of several types of cancer, is known. “update” In 2021, but remains “moderate levels” Especially among the most disadvantaged, according to a study by Public Health France.
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In mainland France, vaccination coverage among adolescent girls aged 15 to 18 against these infections, particularly those related to uterine cancer, is estimated at 43.6%, the agency said in its weekly epidemiological bulletin published on Tuesday, November 29. Public Health France used the data “Health Barometers” in mainland France and the Overseas Territories, whose participants (24,514 in mainland France, more than 6,000 in the Overseas Territories) were surveyed by telephone by Ipsos between February and December 2021.
Therefore, vaccination has a “progress” in this age group, according to the health agency. Previous data, otherwise confirmed, estimated that the proportion of 15-year-old girls vaccinated was 29.4% in 2018 and 45.8% in 2021. However, vaccination coverage for young girls against these infections remains low. “In France, it is moderate and far from the 60 percent target.” In the 2014-2019 cancer program, the SPF emphasizes. It is also among the lowest in Europe, while more than 70% of adolescent girls are vaccinated in countries such as Finland, Hungary, Norway, Spain, the United Kingdom and Sweden.
Another observation. HPV vaccination of adolescent girls reflects some disparities. Geographically, vaccination coverage is particularly low in overseas territories (13.8% in Guadeloupe, 17.2% in Martinique, 22.6% in Guyana, 24.0% in Réunion). Social standards also come into play. The higher the parents’ income, the more adolescent girls are vaccinated. Vaccinations for girls with one or more unemployed parents “especially weak”. More than 13% of parents of adolescent girls in mainland France have not heard of HPV vaccination, a fairly stable percentage. But in the Outremers, ignorance is even higher.
Vaccine fear
The main reasons given by parents for not vaccinating are fear of side effects and fear of the vaccine. In some cases, the doctor would not recommend or even advise against this injection. Vaccination against HPV infection has been recommended in France since 2007 for girls and for boys since 2021. “The organization of vaccinations by school medicine can make it possible to increase the coverage of vaccinations”.as in other countries, according to SPF.
Health Minister Francois Brown has repeatedly expressed his desire to increase vaccinations against human papillomavirus infection.
Source: Le Figaro
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