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Impact of HPV Vaccination on the Incidence of High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN2+) in Women Aged 20-25 in the Northern Part of Norway: A 15-Year Study.

Marte Pettersen Mikalsen, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Sveinung Wergeland Sørbye

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Article in Vaccines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marte Pettersen MikalsenDepartment of Medical Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway.
Gunnar Skov SimonsenDepartment of Medical Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-0043-7045
Sveinung Wergeland SørbyeDepartment of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9019 Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-8250-3992
University Hospital of North Norway · NOUiT The Arctic University of Norway · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV), the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection globally, is a key risk factor for high-grade cervical lesions and cervical cancer. Since 2009, HPV vaccination has been part of the national immunization program for girls in 7th grade in Norway (women born 1997 and later). This study aimed to assess the impact of HPV vaccination on the incidence of high-grade cervical precursors (CIN2+) among women aged 20-25 in Troms and Finnmark over a 15-year period. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this time series study, we analyzed cervical screening data from 15,328 women aged 20-25 in Troms and Finnmark, collected between 2008 and 2022. Statistical methods, including linear and logistic regression, were employed to evaluate changes in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 and worse (CIN2+) incidence and compare risks between vaccine-offered cohorts and pre-vaccine cohorts.

resultsThe incidence of CIN2+ initially increased from 31 cases per year in 2008 to 110 cases in 2018, then significantly decreased to 44 cases per year by 2022 (

interpretationThe findings suggest a significant reduction in the incidence of high-grade cervical precursors following the introduction of the HPV vaccine in Norway's national immunization program, highlighting its effectiveness in cervical cancer prevention among young women in Northern Norway.

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cancer epidemiologycervical cancer preventioncervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)epidemiology of HPVHPV vaccinationimmunization programsNorwaypublic health impactscreening programsvaccine effectiveness

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PMID38675803
PMCPMC11054067
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