ArticleCanadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien2015
Human papillomavirus vaccination for boys.
Article in Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Cost Effectiveness of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Men Who have Sex with Men; Reviewing the Available Evidence.PharmacoEconomics · 2018Pooled it
- Extending the Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Programme to Include Males in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of the Cost-Effectiveness Studies.Clinical drug investigation · 2015Pooled it
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- Trends in Human Papillomavirus-Related Health Burden in Greece from 1996 to 2021 with a Focus on Cervical and Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharyngeal Cancer.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccination for Boys: Insights into Knowledge, Acceptance, and Willingness to Pay among Parents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- HPV and Penile Cancer: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Insights.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exploring human papillomavirus vaccine hesitancy among college students and the potential of virtual reality technology to increase vaccine acceptance: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- HPV vaccine intention among university students during suspension of active recommendation in Japan.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Article
- Designing and psychometric assessment of the scale of factors influencing HPV vaccine uptake behaviors in young adults.Infectious agents and cancer · 2022Article
- How can we use bibliometric analysis to guide research forward?-an editorial for "Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding human papillomavirus and its' vaccination among the young medical professionals and students of Bangladesh.Clinical and experimental vaccine research · 2022Article
- Can mHealth interventions contribute to increased HPV vaccination uptake? A systematic review.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Human papillomavirus immunisation of adolescent girls: improving coverage through multisectoral collaboration in Malaysia.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2018Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice on and willingness to pay for human papillomavirus vaccine: a cross-sectional study in Hanoi, Vietnam.Patient preference and adherence · 2018Article
- Monitoring the impact of HPV vaccine in males-Considerations and challenges.Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2016Article
- Update on the new 9-valent vaccine for human papillomavirus prevention.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016Review
- HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Canadian Youth and The Role of the Nurse Practitioner.Journal of community health · 2016Review
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Abstract
questionIn Canada, generally provincial human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs exist for only the female population. What should I recommend when parents and teenage boys ask about male HPV vaccination? ANSWER: The quadrivalent HPV vaccine is effective and will reduce the incidence of disease in boys and girls. The quadrivalent HPV vaccination is approved and recommended for both boys and girls in Canada. Public funding for male vaccination is available in Prince Edward Island and Alberta. The remaining provinces and territories will need to consider cost-effectiveness analyses before expanding their female-only vaccination programs to include the male population.
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