Time trends in HPV vaccination according to country background: a nationwide register-based study among girls in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced in Norway in 2009, the vaccine uptake has increased. Whether this increase is similar regardless of the girls' country background is unknown. We examined changes in HPV vaccine uptake from 2009 to 2014 and studied the impact of parental education and income on HPV vaccine uptake according to country background.

Methods

Girls in the first six birth cohorts (1997-2002) eligible for HPV vaccination were identified through the National Registry. Information on HPV vaccination, country background and socioeconomic factors was extracted from the Norwegian Immunisation Registry and Statistics Norway. Risk differences (RDs) and confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated with linear binomial regression. A total of

SUBMITTER: Bjerke RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8091748 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature