Social determinants of human papillomavirus vaccine series completion among U.S. adolescents: A mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination can significantly reduce HPV-associated cancers. In the US, two doses are recommended for vaccine completion for younger adolescents. However, series completion rates remain below the nation's goal of 80% coverage. Multi-faceted factors may influence adolescent series completion. The purpose of this study was to identify individual-level, relationship-level, and community-level factors of timely series completion among adolescents, ages 11-14, initiating the HPV vaccine series in 2017.

Methods

A convergent, mixed-methods design was used combining adolescent electronic health record data (n = 803) and qualitative interviews with adolescents and their parents (n = 32) to assess timely series completion within 14-months (e.g.,

SUBMITTER: Mansfield LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9038569 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature