Text descriptions for graphics on HPV immunization policies

HPV vaccination uptake rates for girls

Based on data from 2015 to 2019, the first bar graph from Background and key statistics on HPV immunization in Canada indicates that:

  • Newfoundland’s final vaccination uptake rate for both girls and boys was 91.3%.
  • PEI’s final vaccination uptake rate for girls was 86.4%.
  • For Nova Scotia, the rate for girls was 80.8 %.
  • For Quebec, it was 77.0%.
  • For New Brunswick, it was 74.8%.
  • For Manitoba, it was 69.4%.
  • For Saskatchewan, it was 69.1%.
  • For Alberta, it was 68.2%.
  • For British Columbia, it was 66.9%.
  • For Ontario, it was 62.4%.
  • For the Northwest Territories, it was 57.1%.

No data is available for Yukon or Nunavut.

Reference: https://stg.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/topics/cervical-cancer-screening-scan-2019-2020/

HPV vaccination uptake rates for boys

The second bar graph, which is focused on boys, indicates that:

  • Newfoundland’s final vaccination uptake rate for both boys and girls was 91.3%.
  • PEI’s final vaccination uptake rate for boys was 85.6%.
  • For Nova Scotia, it was 81.0 %.
  • For Quebec, it was 74.0%.
  • For New Brunswick, it was 70.2%.
  • For Alberta, it was 66.1%.
  • For British Columbia, it was 64.6%.
  • For Ontario, it was 57.5%.

No data is available for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Nunavut or Northwest Territories.

Reference: https://stg.partnershipagainstcancer.ca/topics/cervical-cancer-screening-scan-2019-2020/

Decision factors to not receive HPV vaccination

The first graph on Public perceptions of HPV immunization indicates the following.

Common decision factors for adults to not receive HPV vaccination were:

  • My age or state of life (63%)
  • How good the vaccine is at preventing cancer and anogenital warts (24%)
  • Information I got about the vaccine (25%)
  • Safety of the vaccine (26%)
  • Cost of the vaccine (22%)
  • Location where the vaccine was available (11%)
  • Day or time when the vaccine was available (8%)
  • How it feels to get a needle (8%)

Common decision factors for adults to not vaccinate their children were:

  • How good the vaccine is at preventing cancer and anogenital warts (41%)
  • Information I got about the vaccine (49%)
  • Safety of the vaccine (53%)
  • Information my child got about the vaccine (49%)
  • Location where the vaccine was available (16%)
  • Day or time when the vaccine was available (12%)
  • How it feels to get a needle (16%)

Reference: Public and Patient Engagement to Inform Action Plan for Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Canada – Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, 2020. Unpublished Report.

Reasons for not receiving HPV vaccination for self or children

The second graph on Public perceptions on HPV immunization indicates the following.

Common reasons for adults not vaccinating themselves were:

  • being too old (51%)
  • having few or no sexual partners (19%)
  • not needing the vaccine (10%)

Common reasons for adults not vaccinating their children were:

  • vaccine is not effective/safe (25%)
  • lack of information/awareness of the vaccine (20%)
  • children are too young to receive the vaccine (10%)

Reference: Public and Patient Engagement to Inform Action Plan for Elimination of Cervical Cancer in Canada – Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, 2020. Unpublished Report.