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Factors Associated with Increased HPV Vaccine Use in Rural‐Frontier U.S. States

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study sought to examine sociodemographic factors surrounding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation and three-dose completion rates in the Intermountain West (IW). DESIGN AND SAMPLE: Analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2012 National Immunization Survey-Teen dataset was conducted with a survey-weighted Pearson chi-square test and multivariable Poisson regression to produce bivariate and multivariate analyses. Participants with daughters aged 13-17 with provider-verified immunization records were included. Dual-frame adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were produced with provider-phase sampling weights. MEASURES: Factors included parents' and adolescents' sociodemographic and healthcare usage variables. Outcome measures included adolescents' receipt and completion of the HPV vaccine. RESULTS: Older parental ages (45 years and above) showed lower prevalence of adolescent HPV vaccine initiation (PR = 0.73, 95% CI = 0.59-0.87, p = .003) and completion (PR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.44-0.96, p = .031) compared with parents younger than 35. Seventeen-year-old adolescents demonstrated highest prevalence of initiating (PR = 1.88, 95% CI = 1.47-2.39, p < .001) and completing (PR = 2.92, 95% CI = 1.97-4.33, p < .001) the vaccination series compared to 13-year olds. Those who had received meningitis vaccinations had high prevalence of initiating (PR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.50-2.48, p < .001) and completing the HPV vaccine (PR = 2.52, 95% CI = 1.64-3.86, p < .001). CONCLUSION: This study highlights parental, adolescent, and health care characteristics related to use of the HPV vaccine. Future research to investigate specific barriers and strategies for addressing HPV vaccination use in the IW is recommended.

Source: Public Health Nursing

DOI: 10.1111/phn.12223

Authors: Djin Lai, Qian Ding, Julia Bodson, Echo L. Warner, Deanna Kepka

Institutions: University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Language: English

Topic: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: University of Utah, National Institutes of Health, College of Nursing, University of Utah Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences