Ladner et al., 2014¹¹

For inclusion in Gardasil Access Program (GAP), interested organizations and institutions completed a detailed application form to describe the characteristics of their institution and their related vaccination experience. The application collected information on the managing institution, vaccination implementation plan, estimated target population of girls, logistics, human and financial resources available to support the program, and health services provided by the institution implementing the program.

For each program, the number of targeted girls was determined prior to implementation using available population, census and/or school enrollment data, among other sources.

Bhutan

Bolivia

Cambodia

Cameroon

Georgia

Haiti Honduras Kenya

Lesotho

Moldova

Nepal

Tanzania

Uganda Uzbekistan

Bhutan (2009) - 3200

Bolivia (2009) - 3480

Bolivia (2010) - 7500

Bolivia (2010) - 30,900

Bolivia (2011) - 50,000

Cambodia (2009) - 9600

Cambodia (2010) - 2000

Cameroon (2010) - 6400

Georgia (2010) - 6400

Haiti (2009) - 3300

Honduras (2011) - 3200

Honduras (2012) - 1575

Kenya (2011) - 3000

Lesotho (2009) - 40,000

Lesotho (2010) - 40,100

Moldova (2009) - 6934

Nepal (2010) - 3000

Nepal (2011) - 10,000

Tanzania (2010) - 5532

Uganda (2010) - 985

Uzbekistan (2009) - 8450

24,556

Range: 9 - 13

Not specified

Fregnani et al., 2013¹²

This study used a convenience sampling, since girls were included if their parents authorize the vaccine uptake.

Barretos (Brazil)

1574

1574

Range: 10 - 16

Mean: 11.9

(SD = 1.0)

The study population is a group of adolescents residing in Barretos, Brazil. It’s a county in the State of São Paulo in Southeastern of Brazil, which is located approximately 230 miles from the State capital (road distance).

The economy of Barretos is based on agriculture and the industrialization of meat both for domestic and export markets.

31% of the parents and guardians of the target girls had a family income of US$501 - 1000 and 26.9% of them had a family income of US$201 - 500.

Regarding the education level, 40.3% of the parents and guardians of the girls had 9 - 11 years of study.

65.6% of them were Catholic and 98.3% lived in urban areas.

Ladner et al., 2012¹³

Each program used different factors to determine the target population. Programs using health facility-based or mixed models utilized population data for the geographic area included in the campaign. Information on the number of inhabitants and number of girls included in the vaccination age range living in a specific geographic area was obtained used to calculate the target population for the vaccination program. Programs using school-based models based their target population calculation on the number and age of girls registered at participating schools.

Bhutan Bolivia Cambodia Cameroon

Haiti Lesotho Nepal

Bhutan (2009) - 3200

Bolivia (2009) - 3480

Bolivia (2010) - 30,900

Cambodia (2009) - 2000

Cameroon (2010) - 1600

Haiti (2009) - 3300

Lesotho (2009) - 40,100

Nepal (2010) - 3000

87,580

Range: 9 - 18

Not specified