Gender and Equity and Integration

Paul Bloem

HPV vaccination programs must consider gender equity to ensure all populations have equal access to vaccines. 

This page lists resources aimed at promoting gender equity and integrating gender-sensitive approaches into HPV vaccination programs. The types of documents you may find in the table below are:

  • Gender-Sensitive Service Delivery: Tools and frameworks for ensuring gender-equitable HPV vaccine access.

TitreAuteurAnnéeTypeLangue
A call for the introduction of gender-neutral HPV vaccination to national immunisation programmes in AfricaOnyema Greg Chid-Amajuoyi, Joel Fokom Domgue, Chisom Obi-Jeff, Kathleen Schmeler, Sanjay Shete2018Journal articleAnglais
A gender lens to advance equity in immunizationMarta Feletto, Alyssa Sharkey, Elizabeth Rowley, Nikki Gurley, Antara Sinha2018GuidanceAnglais
Creating Demand for the HPV Vaccine through Girl-Centred CommunicationsGavi, the Vaccine Alliance, Girl Effect2020ReportAnglais
Gender neutral HPV vaccination programs: Reconsidering policies to expand cancer prevention globallyJ Andrew Dykens, Caryn E Peterson, Hunter K Holt, Diane M Harper2023Journal articleAnglais
HPV vaccination coverage in three districts in Zimbabwe following national introduction of 0,12 month schedule among 10 to 14 year old girlsD. Scott LaMontagne, Portia Manangazira, Joan Marembo, Colline Chigodo, Coscar Zvamashakwe, Emma Tshuma, Evelyn Marima, Kenneth Chindedza, Ernest Ndlela, Jessica Mooney2021Journal articleAnglais
Immunization and Gender: A Practical Guide to Integrate a Gender Lens into Immunization ProgrammesUNICEF Regional Office for South Asia (ROSA)2019GuidanceAnglais
The challenge of identifying eligible girls for HPV vaccination: HPV mapping data verification in MalawiHannah Hausi, Patrick Nicks, Temwa Mzengeza, Asnakew Tsega, Dalia Khattab2021Journal articleAnglais
Why Gender Matters : Immunization Agenda 2030UNICEF, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, World Health Organization (WHO)2021GuidanceAnglais