title: HPV vaccination coverage within 3 years of program launching (2008-2011) at Geneva State, Switzerland.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study is to assess the HPV vaccination coverage of 11-19-year-old girls during a state-coordinated HPV vaccination program in Geneva, Switzerland, from September 2008 to June 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  State Medical Office coordinated the HPV vaccination program. Each service provider transmitted the list of the persons who had received their first, second, or third shot.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The global coverage rates, 3 years after the program had been launched, were 63.72% for one dose, 63.22% for two doses, and 61.40% for three doses of the HPV vaccine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that it is possible to obtain a good coverage rates after 3 years of a state-coordinated HPV vaccination program.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. emilien.jeannot@unige.ch
authors.forename: Emilien
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jeannot
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sudre
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chastonay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D052162:Human papillomavirus 16 / Q000276:immunology*; D052161:Human papillomavirus 18 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013557:Switzerland; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines