HPV Coverage, Meningitidis Infections, Meningococcal ACWY Vaccines, Vaccination Coverage
Conditions
Brief summary
"This study is a non-interventional observational pilot analysis assessing the possible impact of an educational programme (e-Bug) on parental consent and HPV and meningococcal ACWY vaccination uptake during the 2025-2026 national school-based vaccination campaigns in France. The study focuses on one middle school in the Alpes-Maritimes department and PACA region where teachers and the school nurse had been previously trained on vaccination and used e-Bug educational resources in class as part of routine health education. No research-related intervention was conducted, and the educational programme was not introduced or modified for the purpose of the study. Only aggregated and anonymised vaccination data were used. These data were routinely collected by the Regional Health Agency (ARS PACA) as part of the national vaccination programme and transmitted for analysis. Aggregated data from the pilot school were compared with departmental-level outcomes to describe whether an upstream educational approach may be associated with improved parental acceptance and higher hpv and meningococcal acwy vaccination coverage. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of educational determinants of vaccine uptake in a real-life school setting without involving any participant recruitment or individual data collection."
Interventions
BEHAVIORALe-Bug School-Based Educational Intervention
The intervention consisted of a school-based educational programme implemented before the national vaccination campaign using MenACWY-specific e-Bug educational resources. Age-appropriate classroom activities addressed meningococcal disease, transmission, disease severity, prevention, and vaccination. The intervention also involved close collaboration between teachers and the school nurse, communication with families, and active follow-up of non-responding parents.
BEHAVIORALStandard School-Based Vaccination Campaign
Students participated in the national school-based vaccination campaign and received the standard information materials provided as part of the campaign. No MenACWY-specific e-Bug educational intervention was implemented in these schools during the study period.
Sponsors
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* No individual participants are enrolled. The study uses only aggregated, anonymised vaccination data routinely collected by ARS PACA.
Exclusion criteria
* Not applicable. No individual-level inclusion or
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HPV and Meningococcal ACWY vaccination uptake (1st and 2nd doses) in the pilot school compared with departmental and region data | From (start of 2025 HPV and Meningococcal ACWY vaccination campaign) to (end of 2025-2026) | Aggregated rates of HPV and Meningococcal ACWY vaccination uptake (first and second doses) among 5th-grade students in the pilot middle school using the e-Bug educational programme, compared with aggregated departmental and region vaccination rates from all other middle schools in the PACA area. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parental consent rate (acceptability) | One school years 2025-2026 | Aggregated proportion of parents providing positive consent for HPV and Meningococcal ACWY vaccination in the pilot school, compared with aggregated departmental and region consent rates collected by ARS PACA during the 2025-2026 school-based campaigns. |
| Response rate (return of vaccination authorisation forms) | one school years: 2025-2026 | Aggregated rate of returned parental authorisation forms (regardless of response: yes/no) in the pilot school compared with departmental and region response rates. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed