Sex differences in parental reasons for lack of intent to initiate HPV vaccination among adolescents ages 13-17 years: National Immunization Survey - Teen 2019-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to evaluate parents' main reasons for lack of intent to vaccinate their adolescent against human papillomavirus (HPV) from 2019 to 2021 and to examine changes in these main reasons stratified by sex of the adolescent.

Methods

NIS-Teen data from 2019 to 2021 were used. Parents who had not vaccinated their adolescent aged 13-17 against HPV and had no intent to do so in the next 12 months were asked the main reason behind this decision. Reasons were grouped into eight domains. A multinomial logistic regression model stratified by sex was used to assess changes in the likelihood of each domain for 2020 and 2021 in comparison to 2019.

Results

A significant interaction between the reasons for lack of intent to vaccinate against HPV and year by se

SUBMITTER: Escabi-Wojna E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12053536 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature