The importance of parental human papillomavirus vaccine series initiation for reducing sex disparities in human papillomavirus vaccine series initiation among children in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Male children are less likely to initiate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series than their female counterparts. Furthermore, evidence suggests children with parents who initiated the vaccine series may be more likely to do the same. However, no studies have examined if parents' vaccination status modifies sex differences in HPV vaccine series initiation among children.

Methods

Using the 2022 National Health Interview Survey data, we examined the association between parents' HPV vaccination status (unvaccinated, initiated the vaccine series, unknown) and sex disparities in HPV vaccine series initiation among children using weighted multivariable logistic regression models.

Results

Among 2200 parent-child dyads, less than half of parents (15.6 %) and c

SUBMITTER: Pollard E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275476 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature