Are state laws granting pharmacists authority to vaccinate associated with HPV vaccination rates among adolescents?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We explored whether state laws allowing pharmacists to administer human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to adolescents are associated with a higher likelihood of HPV vaccine uptake.

Methods

We examined provider-reported HPV vaccination among 13-17year olds in the National Immunization Survey-Teen: 2008-2014 for girls (N=48,754) and 2010-2014 for boys (N=31,802). Outcome variables were HPV vaccine initiation (⩾1 dose) and completion (⩾3 doses). The explanatory variable of interest was a categorical variable for the type of pharmacist authority regarding HPV vaccination for adolescents (<18years) in the state: not permitted (reference), by prescription, by collaborative practice protocol, or independent authority. We ran separate difference-in-difference regressio

SUBMITTER: Trogdon JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4996696 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature