Suboptimal uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in survivors of childhood and adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To estimate the population-based incidence of HPV vaccination after childhood cancer.

Methods

Pediatric and young adult cancer survivors identified in the institutional Comprehensive Cancer Center registry were linked to the North Carolina Immunization Registry (NCIR). Initiation and completion of any HPV vaccine was evaluated in survivors born between 1984 and 2002 with an NCIR record by December 2014. Descriptive statistics and Kaplan-Meier estimates of cumulative incidence were stratified by sex and age at eligibility for vaccine. Cox proportional hazards were conducted and stratified by sex.

Results

Among 879 (n = 428 female; n = 451 male) study-eligible cancer survivors without prior HPV vaccination (n = 501 < 18 years, n = 378 ≥ 18 years at the time of e

SUBMITTER: Castellino SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6832771 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature