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Exploring Communication Barriers and Facilitators in School Vaccination: A Case Study in South Eastern Sydney, Australia

Leigh McIndoe,
Alexandra Young,
Cassandra Vujovich-Dunn,
Vicky Sheppeard,
Stephanie Kean,
Michelle Dives and
Cristyn Davies

Vaccines2024, 12(11), 1243;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12111243

31 October 2024

Background/Objectives: Given the discrepancies in immunisation coverage, the goal of this study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to effective communication across the school-based vaccination program in South Eastern Sydney schools. Metho...

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Beyond Averages: Unpacking Disparities in School-Based Vaccination Coverage in Eastern Sydney: An Ecological Analysis

Leigh McIndoe,
Elizabeth Wilson,
Mark J. Ferson and
Vicky Sheppeard

Vaccines2024, 12(8), 888;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12080888

5 August 2024

School vaccination programs are crucial for achieving high immunisation coverage among adolescents, but substantial disparities exist across schools and regions. This ecological study aimed to determine associations between school characteristics and...

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School-Level Variation in Coverage of Co-Administered dTpa and HPV Dose 1 in Three Australian States

Cassandra Vujovich-Dunn,
Susan Rachel Skinner,
Julia Brotherton,
Handan Wand,
Jana Sisnowski,
Rebecca Lorch,
Mark Veitch,
Vicky Sheppeard,
Paul Effler and
Heather Gidding
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Vaccines2021, 9(10), 1202;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9101202

19 October 2021

Background: Australian adolescents are routinely offered HPV and dTpa (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccines simultaneously in the secondary school vaccination program. We identified schools where HPV initiation was lower than dTpa coverage and as...

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Rapid Development of a Theory-Based Targeted Intervention and Communication Plan for HPV Vaccine Introduction in Kosovo Using the Behaviour Change Wheel Model

Florie Miftari Basholli,
Edita Haxhiu,
Isme Humolli,
Merita Berisha,
Siff Malue Nielsen and
Sahil Khan Warsi

Vaccines2025, 13(8), 848;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines13080848

10 August 2025

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the leading cause of cervical cancer, which presents a significant health burden in low- and middle-income settings such as Kosovo†, where it is the second leading cause of death among women....

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Stakeholder Perspectives of Australia’s National HPV Vaccination Program

Caitlin Swift,
Aditi Dey,
Harunor Rashid,
Katrina Clark,
Ramesh Manocha,
Julia Brotherton and
Frank Beard

Vaccines2022, 10(11), 1976;https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10111976

21 November 2022

Australia has been a world leader in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and was the first country to implement a fully funded national HPV vaccination program, from 2007 for girls and 2013 for boys. In 2018 the program changed from a 4-valent to...

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