ReviewJournal of epidemiology and global health2018
The impact of teachings on sexuality in Islam on HPV vaccine acceptability in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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- Healthcare worker practices for HPV vaccine recommendation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Pooled it
- Vaccination in Islamic countries: a narrative review.Public health reviews · 2026Review
- Religion, Politics, and Vaccines: Elaborating the Integrative Public Policy Acceptance (IPAC) Framework Through HPV Vaccine Program Acceptance Among Religious Leaders in Bangladesh.International journal of health policy and management · 2026Article
- Revisiting HPV vaccination post-COVID: geopolitical, sociocultural, and ethical disparities in global health.International journal for equity in health · 2025Review
- A comparison of the burden of cancers between 1990 and 2019 in Iran: A national and subnational study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Knowledge and attitudes of medical students regarding human papilloma virus infection and vaccine: cross-sectional study from Jordan.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with HPV vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in Africa: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
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- Perspectives on Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Barriers, Knowledge and Beliefs, and Practices: Providers Serving Arab-American Populations.Journal of community health · 2024Article
- Religious beliefs and practices toward HPV vaccine acceptance in Islamic countries: A scoping review.PloS one · 2024Article
- Willingness to get HPV vaccination among female university students in Kuwait and its relation to vaccine conspiracy beliefs.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Global health trends of human papillomavirus-associated oral cancer: A review.Public health challenges · 2023Review
- Barriers to the HPV vaccination program in the Eastern Mediterranean region: a narrative reviewJournal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2023Article
- Global, regional and national burden, incidence, and mortality of cervical cancer.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Sexual knowledge based on Islamic values and sexual risk behaviors of HIV/STIs among Thai Muslim army conscripts: A cross-sectional study.Belitung nursing journal · 2022Article
- Outcomes of Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination in a Private Women Health Clinic in Lebanon.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Japanese Female People: A Nationwide Epidemiological Survey by Self-Sampling.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2021Article
- Trends of cervical cancer at global, regional, and national level: data from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Analysis of the most common causes of blood donor deferral in northern Jeddah: a single-center study.Journal of blood medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine is the recommended prevention strategy for viruses-related cancers, but its acceptability remains controversial, primarily because of the relationship between sexual activity and HPV infection. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa are conservative vis-à-vis sexual behaviors, where Islam shapes people's practices including sexual health, and imposes that sex be carried out within lawful context. Many sexually transmitted infections can be prevented if the rules of Islam are unfailingly applied by Muslims in that region. However, this is not guaranteed and a noticeable shift in the sexual behavior of the youth has been detected, including a drastic increase in unofficial sexual practices, which in the long-term increase HPV incidence and its related diseases. This study examines the available epidemiological data as well as the teachings in Islam's sacred texts and scholars' perspectives to describe the tensions that exist in Muslim cultures around sexuality. Understanding their influence and the function of these tensions can help illuminate the factors that contribute to barriers to accepting the vaccine.
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