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Table 1 Social mobilisation and consent procedures by first-dose HPV vaccination coverage

From: Social mobilisation, consent and acceptability: a review of human papillomavirus vaccination procedures in low and middle-income countries

Social mobilisation and consent

1st dose coverage reported, n (%)a

>90 %

70–90 %

<70 %

Total number (%) reporting both social mobilisation and first-dose coverage (n = 33)b

19 (58)

11 (33)

3 (9)

Start of mobilisation prior to vaccination (n = 16)c

 Within 1–2 weeks of vaccination

2 (50)

2 (50)

0

 3 weeks - less than 2 months

3 (60)

2 (40)

0

 2–3 months

3 (43)

3 (43)

1 (14)

Message content (n = 24)d

 Logistics only

4 (67)

2 (33)

0

 Informational (logistics and cervical cancer)

9 (82)

1 (9)

1 (9)

 Comprehensive (detailed)

4 (57)

2 (29)

1 (14)

Materials and approaches (n = 32)e

 Interactive

1 (50)

1 (50)

0

 Non-interactive

1 (17)

4 (67)

1 (17)

 Both interactive and non-interactive

16 (67)

6 (25)

2 (8)

Consent procedures (n = 32)f

 Written consent by parents/guardians (opt-in)

9 (50)

6 (33)

3 (17)

 Implied (opt-out) consent by parents/guardians (opt-out)

8 (73)

3 (27)

0

 Changed from written to implied consent

3 (100)

0

0

  1. NB: aNumber (%) of delivery experiences that reported first dose HPV coverage; b33/72 experiences reported both first-dose coverage and social mobilisation; c16/33 of these experiences also reported when mobilisation started prior to vaccination; d32/33 of these experiences also reported message delivery methods; e32/33 of these experiences also reported materials; f32/33 of these experiences also reported consent procedures