Keywords
Human Papillomavirus
Refusal of vaccination
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Abstract
The present study aimed to seek, gather and systematize results of national and international scientific investigations related to vaccination coverage against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and the reasons for refusal of vaccination. This is an integrative literature review on anti-HPV vaccination coverage and reasons for refusal of vaccination. Data collection took place in October 2019 and were used in the selection of articles, the electronic databases Latin American Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and US National Librare of Medicine (PubMed). The Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS) Vaccine, Human Papillomavirus, Refusal of Vaccination and Vaccination Coverage in English language were used, without temporal cut. The literature reviewed has shown that anti-HPV vaccine coverage is below the recommended levels in the literature and that the main reasons for vaccine refusal are related to lack of information about the vaccine, especially about efficacy and side effects and difficulties in accessing vaccination, reiterating the need for public health education policies to inform the population about the benefits of the vaccine, thereby increasing adherence by the target population.