Geographic variation in human papillomavirus vaccination uptake among young adult women in the United States during 2008-2010

Mahbubur Rahman, Tabassum H. Laz, Abbey B. Berenson

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Abstract

Very little is known about geographic variation in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among young adult women in the US. To investigate this, we analyzed data from 12 US states collected through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System between 2008 and 2010. Among 2632 young adult women (18-26 years old) who responded to HPV vaccine uptake questions, weighted vaccine initiation and completion rates were: 28.0% and 17.0% overall, 14.0% and 6.6% in the South, 28.7% and 19.3% in the Midwest/West, and 37.2% and 23.1% in the Northeast (P< 0.001), respectively. Log-binomial regression analysis showed that women living in the South were less likely to initiate (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) 0.71, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.60-0.83) or complete (aPR 0.61, 95% CI, 0.53-0.71) the HPV vaccine series compared to women living in the Northeast. Interventions programs to improve HPV vaccine uptake in the Southern states are warranted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5495-5499
Number of pages5
JournalVaccine
Volume31
Issue number47
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 12 2013

Keywords

  • BRFSS
  • Cervical cancer
  • Geographic variation
  • HPV vaccine
  • Human papillomavirus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Veterinary
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Infectious Diseases

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