Association Between Human Papillomavirus Vaccination School-Entry Requirements and Vaccination Initiation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage is suboptimal in the US. The association between HPV vaccination requirements for school entry and HPV vaccination coverage remains to be studied.

Objective

To examine the association between HPV vaccination school-entry requirements and vaccination initiation in jurisdictions with such vaccination policies (ie, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Rhode Island) compared with other regions of the US, as determined by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

Design, setting, and participants

In a population-based, cross-sectional study, 2017 data from the National Immunization Survey-Teen database were used to determine HPV vaccination initiation. Data from 2008 to 2017 were t

SUBMITTER: Ko JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7325070 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature