Essential Training Package for HPV Vaccine Introduction
Module 6
Communicating about HPV Vaccine
with Stakeholders
CervarixTM
Learning objectives
 At the end of the module, you will be able to:
– Describe the key stakeholders
– Describe how to communicate with these stakeholders
(teachers, parents and girls)
– Describe key messages on Cervical cancer and HPV
vaccination to stakeholders, using Triple “A”
 Duration
– 20’
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Key issues
1 Who are the key
stakeholders?
2 How to communicate with
stakeholders?
3 Using 'Triple A' to remember
to give right messages?
4 What are the key messages for
stakeholders on Cervical
cancer and HPV vaccination?
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Who are key stakeholders?
Are there other specific stakeholders or gatekeepers in your
community?
1
Teacher
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2
Parents
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Girl
How to communicate with
stakeholders: teachers
 Be respectful
 Use simple words and avoid technical terms
 Make sure the teacher has understood your key messages
 Tell teachers they can play an important role by:
– Listening to and addressing the concerns of parents
– Educating girls on the benefits of HPV vaccination
– Helping with the organization on the HPV
immunization session
 Involve teachers as partners in HPV vaccine
communication
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How to communicate with
stakeholders: parents
 Be respectful
 Use simple words and avoid technical terms
 Make sure parents have understood your key messages
 Listen and address their concerns
 Involve parents as partners in HPV vaccine
communication
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How to communicate with
stakeholders: girls (1/2)
 Be respectful; a good way to do so is to introduce yourself
 Use simple words and avoid technical terms
 Make sure the girls have understood key messages
 Ask the girls if they have any questions
 Listen and address their concerns
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How to communicate with
stakeholders: girls (2/2)
 Encourage girls to get vaccinated
– If girls are reluctant, take the time to listen and understand their
fears and/or source of misunderstanding
– Recognize that girls have the right to refuse to get vaccinated
 Never force or trick a girl into getting vaccinated
 Allow the girls to take part in decision making about
vaccination
 Involve girls in reaching out other girls in the
community that maybe eligible for HPV vaccination
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“Triple A” communication to deliver key
messages to stakeholders
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Advise
Alert
Arrange
on what is
given
on side effects and
how to respond
for when
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Advise: Cervical cancer (1/4)
 Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among
women in developing countries
 Cervical cancer is most often caused by a virus called Human
Papillomaviruses (HPV)
− HPV is a common virus that is easily spread by skin-to-skin contact
during sexual activity with another infected person
− HPV types 16 and 18 cause 70% of all cervical cancer cases
 Most young people are typically infected soon after they become
sexually active. Most HPV infections are asymptomatic
 It takes between 10 to 20 years for Cervical Cancer to develop
after HPV infections but can occur much more quickly in people
with weak immune systems, like in women with untreated HIV
infection
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Advise: Prevention of HPV infection and
Cervical cancer (2/4)
HPV
Vaccination
Sexual
education
PREVENTION
Prevent or stop
tobacco use
Cervical
screening
Consistent
condom use
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Advise: HPV vaccine (3/4)
 The vaccine is very safe and effective
 Millions of girls and women around the world have received
HPV vaccine without serious side effects
 As of mid 2015, HPV vaccine has been introduced in more
than 50 countries
 The vaccine works against Cervical Cancer but
− does NOT prevent pregnancy
− does NOT prevent HIV or other sexually transmitted
infections
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Advise: HPV vaccine schedule (4/4)
 HPV vaccine is delivered in 2 doses over a period of at
least 6 months
Dose 1
Dose 2
CervarixTM dosing schedule
Minimum interval of 6 months
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Alert: Description of side effects
 No serious side effects have been reported
 Common minor side effects are redness, pain and
swelling at the injection site
 Less common minor adverse events include fever,
dizziness, and nausea
 Syncope or fainting after injection is more common in
adolescent girls but not related to HPV vaccine
 If a girl shows any unusual symptoms after
vaccination, take her directly to the hospital
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FAQs (1/2)
1 Does HPV vaccine affect fertility?
2 Does HPV vaccine affect sexual
behavior?
3 Can HPV infection be treated?
4 What is the role of boys and men
in HPV prevention?
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FAQs (2/2)
5 Why is HPV vaccine given to girls
9-13 years of age if cervical cancer
affects women later in life?
6 Can older women get HPV vaccine?
7 Who should get the vaccine?
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Arrange: ensure completion of the
immunization schedule
 Inform girls when they should receive the next HPV vaccine
dose
 Write the date of the next dose on their immunization card
 Remind girls to come on the specified date and to bring their
immunization card
 Tell teachers and parents to remind girls of the next
vaccination date
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Key messages
 Applying the basic principles of good communication
ensures that main messages will be understood by
teachers, parents, and girls:
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−
−
−
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Show respect
Use simple terms
Verify correct understanding
Address concerns
Enable involvement
 Using “Triple A” communication (Advise, Alert and Arrange)
helps health workers to convey the correct messages on
Cervical cancer, its prevention, and the correct
administration of HPV vaccine
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End of module
Thank you
for your attention!
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References
 Comprehensive cervical cancer prevention and control: a
healthier future for girls and women. Guidance Note. WHO
2014
 HPV vaccine introduction into national immunization
programmes: Information for programme managers and
health workers. WHO 2014
 Further info:
http://www.who.int/nuvi/hpv/resources/en/index.html
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