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Routine Vaccination Coverage in an Adolescent Transgender Population in a Large Tertiary Care Center in the United States.
- Source :
- Journal of Pediatric Healthcare; Jul2024, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p480-485, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- To address healthcare disparities among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents, we examined vaccination coverage in those receiving gender-affirming care. Our study analyzed de-identified data (2013–2022) from a tertiary care clinic. Comparing vaccination rates of 203 TGD adolescent patients to age-matched peers in New York State using CDC National Immunization Survey-Teen data. We found TGD patients had similar vaccination coverage to the general adolescent population. Notably, TGD patients had significantly higher up-to-date human papillomavirus vaccination coverage (76.4%, CI=69.9, 82.0) than the NYS adolescent population (60.5%, CI=53.0, 67.5). This suggests TGD adolescents at gender-affirming clinics maintain or exceed vaccination rates of their cisgender counterparts. Future research should explore vaccination rates for TGD individuals without access to gender-affirming care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08915245
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Pediatric Healthcare
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177907126
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.11.014