Gláucia Resende Soares1, Rúbia da Rocha Vieira1, Eduardo Piza Pellizzer2, Glauco Issamu Miyahara3. 1. Oral Oncology Center, Department of Pathology and Clinical Propaedeutics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. 2. Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. 3. Oral Oncology Center, Department of Pathology and Clinical Propaedeutics, Araçatuba School of Dentistry, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: miyahara@foa.unesp.br.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) was created to abrogate the risk that the virus presents for the development of cervical cancers. The prevalence of HPV infection among healthy individuals is significant (20%). We performed a review of the literature published in the period from 2008 to 2012 regarding the use of the vaccine against HPV specifically in adolescents. METHODS: The articles were selected from a search of the PubMed database with the key words "vaccine", "HPV" and "adolescent". This search identified 576 articles; based on readings of the titles and abstracts, the list of included article was reduced to 42. RESULTS: We observed that the majority of authors are in favor of the vaccine for adolescents particularly females. CONCLUSION: Recommending the use of the HPV vaccine and other vaccines represents an attempt to broaden the reach of these vaccines among both sexes of the adolescent population. Vaccination is a strategy for the prevention of pre-cancerous lesions in the genital and oropharyngeal regions.
BACKGROUND: The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) was created to abrogate the risk that the virus presents for the development of cervical cancers. The prevalence of HPV infection among healthy individuals is significant (20%). We performed a review of the literature published in the period from 2008 to 2012 regarding the use of the vaccine against HPV specifically in adolescents. METHODS: The articles were selected from a search of the PubMed database with the key words "vaccine", "HPV" and "adolescent". This search identified 576 articles; based on readings of the titles and abstracts, the list of included article was reduced to 42. RESULTS: We observed that the majority of authors are in favor of the vaccine for adolescents particularly females. CONCLUSION: Recommending the use of the HPV vaccine and other vaccines represents an attempt to broaden the reach of these vaccines among both sexes of the adolescent population. Vaccination is a strategy for the prevention of pre-cancerous lesions in the genital and oropharyngeal regions.
Authors: Paul Uchizi Kaseka; Alfred Kayira; Chikondi Sharon Chimbatata; Master R O Chisale; Pocha Kamudumuli; Tsung-Shu Joseph Wu; Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya; Frank Watson Sinyiza Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2022-03-11 Impact factor: 2.692