Milano, G.; Guarducci, G.; Nante, N.; Montomoli, E.; Manini, I. Human Papillomavirus Epidemiology and Prevention: Is There Still a Gender Gap? Vaccines2023, 11, 1060.
Milano, G.; Guarducci, G.; Nante, N.; Montomoli, E.; Manini, I. Human Papillomavirus Epidemiology and Prevention: Is There Still a Gender Gap? Vaccines 2023, 11, 1060.
Milano, G.; Guarducci, G.; Nante, N.; Montomoli, E.; Manini, I. Human Papillomavirus Epidemiology and Prevention: Is There Still a Gender Gap? Vaccines2023, 11, 1060.
Milano, G.; Guarducci, G.; Nante, N.; Montomoli, E.; Manini, I. Human Papillomavirus Epidemiology and Prevention: Is There Still a Gender Gap? Vaccines 2023, 11, 1060.
Abstract
Background and aim: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is sexually transmitted, one of the three most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in both males and females, and the most common viral STI. A crucial public health strategy to protect people against HPV is through vaccination, which has shown its effectiveness in preventing HPV related diseases. Presently three types of vaccines are available (bivalent, quadrivalent, and nonavalent) and they all target at least the two most oncogenic virus genotypes (HPV 16, 18). In the past few years, the need to implement vaccination programmes that include all genders has been discussed in order to achieve herd immunity against HPV. To date, only a few countries have included young males in their vaccination programmes, so we aim through this review to provide an overview of the epidemiology of HPV and prevention strategies to prevent it, reporting the latest findings from the scientific literature.
Keywords
Human papillomavirus; Epidemiology; Prevention Strategies; Vaccination; Screening; Cervical Cancer; Gender Gap
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Primary Health Care
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