Missed Vaccination Opportunities Among U.S. Adolescents by Area Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A total of 3 vaccines are recommended for U.S. adolescents: tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis; meningococcal conjugate; and human papillomavirus. To understand the disparities in vaccine availability and hesitancy, adolescent-, household-, and area-level characteristics associated with patterns of vaccine coverage are described.

Methods

In 2020-2021, the authors generated national estimates among 8 possible combinations of vaccine coverage and identified the associated characteristics using 2015-2017 National Immunization Survey-Teen for male and female adolescents aged 13-17 years (N=63,299) linked to area (ZIP code) characteristics. Next, the factors associated with a missed opportunity for human papillomavirus vaccine (i.e., receipt of tetanus, dip

SUBMITTER: Pruitt SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228151 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature