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Assessment of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Primary Care Among Swiss University Students

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Key Points Question What are the experiences and attitudes of Swiss university students regarding receiving human papillomavirus vaccination during primary care visits? Findings In this survey study of 5524 Swiss… Click to show full abstract

Key Points Question What are the experiences and attitudes of Swiss university students regarding receiving human papillomavirus vaccination during primary care visits? Findings In this survey study of 5524 Swiss university students, of whom 740 had received human papillomavirus vaccination from a general practitioner, in many cases, general practitioners had administered the vaccine on the student’s, rather than their own, initiative. Meaning These findings suggest that primary care provides an important opportunity to increase human papillomavirus vaccination rates in Switzerland, but the proactivity of general practitioners must be increased, especially with young men.

Keywords: papillomavirus vaccination; university students; swiss university; human papillomavirus; primary care

Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2023

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