Immunisation against HPV in girls with intellectual disabilities
Immunisation against HPV in girls with intellectual disabilities
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DOI:
10.1136/archdischild-2013-305919
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发表时间:
2014-12-01
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Tuffrey, Catherine
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作者:
MacLeod, Rebecca;Tuffrey, Catherine
Since September 2008 in the UK, immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) has been routinely offered to all girls aged 12–13 years as part of the childhood immunisation programme. It has been shown in previous research, that children attending schools for children and young people with intellectual disability are less likely to receive routine vaccines compared with non-disabled peers. 1 Unpublished data from an audit carried out in the Portsmouth district suggests similar issues for HPV vaccination. This paper looks at what we know about HPV infection and the risks to individuals with intellectual disability, as well as why immunisation rates may be lower and what we should do about this.