Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Human Papillomavirus-Related Cancer Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

To inform the design and implementation of targeted interventions to reduce the future burden of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers in Texas, it is necessary to examine the county and health service region (HSR) levels of (1) the proportion of children and teenagers aged 9 to 17 years who initiated and were up to date for HPV vaccination series and (2) HPV-related cancer incidence rates (IRs).

Objective

To evaluate temporal trends and geospatial patterns of HPV vaccination initiation and up-to-date status as well as HPV-related cancer rates at county and HSR levels in Texas.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cross-sectional study used data from the Texas Immunization Registry, the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epide

SUBMITTER: Adekanmbi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378004 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature