Improving HPV vaccine acceptance through peer-to-peer education among adolescent girls in the urban poor settings of Kisenyi, Kampala, Uganda
Doreen Tuhebwe, Christine Adyedo, Emmanuel Ahumuza, Steven Ssendagire, Rhoda K. Wanyenze · 2024
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Doreen Tuhebwe and co-authors pilot a peer education plan to raise HPV vaccine uptake among girls in Kisenyi, a poor area of Kampala, Uganda. The vaccine guards against the virus behind most cervical cancer, yet second-dose uptake in Uganda sat at only forty-four percent. Eighteen vaccinated girls aged ten to fifteen were trained as peer educators.
Over twelve weeks the educators found 192 unvaccinated girls, shared a health message they helped create, and linked willing peers to health workers. Most girls who heard the message agreed to a first dose, and about six in ten of those received it. Friendship and repeat contact helped the educators ease fears, including worry about injection pain. The team offers peer teaching as a low-cost way to reach out-of-school girls.
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| CREATOR | Doreen Tuhebwe, Christine Adyedo, Emmanuel Ahumuza, Steven Ssendagire, Rhoda K. Wanyenze |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |