Table 1.
Study countries, characteristics and sample sizes.
| Ethiopia | Guyana | Rwanda | Senegal | Sri Lanka | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country characteristics | ||||||
| Month and year of nationwide HPV vaccine introduction | December 2018 | January 2017 | April 2011 | October 2018 | September 2017 | October 2015 |
| WHO region | AFRO | PAHO | AFRO | AFRO | SEARO | AFRO |
| HPV vaccine delivery strategy based on WHO classification [13] | School-based | School-based | School-based | Facility-based | Mixed | School-based |
| Gender and target age group for HPV vaccination (2019) | 14-year-old girls | 10-year-old girls and boys | 12-year-old girls (grade 6) | 9-year-old girls | 10-year-old girls (grade 6) | 10-year-old girls |
| Number of doses in the HPV vaccine schedule (2019) | 2 doses | 2 doses | 2 doses | 2 doses | 2 doses | 2 doses |
| HPV vaccine interval between doses (2019) | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months |
| Reported national target population size for HPV vaccination (2019) | 1,284,036 | 15,000 | 149,111 | 204,235 | 173,130 | 681,758 |
| National coverage for HPV vaccine last dose, official coverage (2019) [14] | 94 % | 55 % females; 62 % males | 97 % | 27 % | 99 % | 65 % |
| Sample sizes | ||||||
| Health facilities | 60 | 43 | 42 | 56 | 30 | 66 |
| District administrative offices | 17 | n/a | 11 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
| Zones or sub-cities administrative offices | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Regional administrative offices | 3 | 5† | n/a | 7 | n/a | n/a |
| National administrative office | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Abbreviations: AFRO: Africa region of the World Health Organization; HPV: human papillomavirus; PAHO: Pan American Health Organization; Americas region of the World Health Organization; SEARO: South-East Asia region of the World Health Organization; WHO: World Health Organization.
Note: Fields indicated not applicable (n/a) when the administrative level is not included in the country or does not have a role in immunization program activities. †In Guyana, two administrative offices were interviewed in one region, resulting in five observations at the subnational level in four regions.