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Correlates of HPV vaccination among adolescent females from Appalachia and reasons why their parents do not intend to vaccinate.
- Source :
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Vaccine [Vaccine] 2013 Jun 28; Vol. 31 (31), pp. 3121-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 09. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Limited research has examined HPV vaccination in Appalachia, a region with cervical cancer disparities. We analyzed 2008-2010 National Immunization Survey-Teen data for adolescent females ages 13-17 from Appalachia (n=1951) to identify correlates of HPV vaccination and reasons why their parents do not intend to vaccinate. HPV vaccine initiation was 40.8%, completion was 27.7%, and follow-through was 67.8%. Vaccination outcomes tended to be higher among females who were older, had visited their healthcare provider in the last year, or whose parents reported receiving a provider recommendation to vaccinate. Only 41.0% of parents with unvaccinated daughters intended to vaccinate in the next year. The most common reasons for not intending to vaccinate were believing vaccination is not needed or not necessary (21.5%) and lack of knowledge (18.5%). Efforts to reduce missed opportunities for vaccination at healthcare visits and address reasons why parents are not vaccinating may help increase HPV vaccination in Appalachia.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Appalachian Region
Female
Humans
Intention
Logistic Models
Multivariate Analysis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms prevention & control
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms virology
Vaccination statistics & numerical data
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Papillomavirus Vaccines administration & dosage
Parents psychology
Vaccination psychology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2518
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 31
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23664990
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.068