Author/Editor		Seme, Katja; Maver Vodičar, Polona; Korać, Tina; Canton, Amalia; Částková, Jitka; Dimitrov, Goran; Filippova, Irina; Hudecová, Helena; Iljazović, Ermina; Poljak, Mario
Title		Current status of human papillomavirus vaccination implementation in central and eastern Europe
Type		članek
Vol. and No.		Letnik 22, št. 1
Publication year		2013
Volume		str. 21-25
ISSN		1318-4458 - Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Panonica, et Adriatica
Language		eng
Abstract		We present a review of the current implementation status of vaccination against human papillomaviruses (HPV) and available data concerning the burden of HPV infection and HPV type-specific distribution in 16 central and eastern European countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. At least one current HPV prophylactic vaccine is registered in all central and eastern European countries except Montenegro. Six counties Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Romania, Slovenia, and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have integrated the HPV vaccination into their national immunization program and currently provide routine vaccination free of charge to the primary target population. Ten countries have not integrated HPV vaccination into the national immunization program. The key reasons for lack of implementation of HPV vaccination into the national immunization program are the high vaccine cost and negative public perception. Vaccination of males is not recommended in any country in the region.
Keywords		HPV virusi cepljenje centralna in vzhodna Evropa