Human papillomavirus vaccine coverage among immigrant adolescents in Alberta: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among immigrant children in Canada. We conducted a study in Alberta, Canada to assess HPV vaccine coverage among school-aged immigrant children compared with non-immigrant children.

Methods

This cohort study analysed population-based linked administrative health data to measure HPV vaccine coverage for 346 749 school-aged children, including 31 656 immigrants. Coverage was examined at 12 y of age from 2008 to 2018 for females, and from 2014 to 2018 for males and both sexes combined; vaccine series completion was considered receipt of three doses, with initiation (one or more dose) as a supplementary analysis. Multivariable logistic regression examined the association of vaccine coverage with migration st

SUBMITTER: Du C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11925015 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature