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

Highlights • Data from 2632 young adult women from 12 US states collected during 2008–2010 were analyzed. • Weighted vaccine initiation and completion rates were the lowest in the South compared to other regions in the US. • Interventions programs to improve HPV vaccine uptake in the South are warra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2013-11, Vol.31 (47), p.5495-5499
Hauptverfasser:	Rahman, Mahbubur, Laz, Tabassum H, Berenson, Abbey B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult adults Allergy and Immunology Applied microbiology Biological and medical sciences BRFSS Cervical cancer confidence interval Cross-Sectional Studies Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Geographic variation geographical variation Geography HPV vaccine Human papillomavirus Humans Immunization Medical sciences Microbiology Miscellaneous monitoring Papillomaviridae Papillomavirus Vaccines - administration & dosage Regression analysis Risk factors Risk taking Tumors United States vaccination Vaccination - statistics & numerical data Vaccines Vaccines, antisera, therapeutical immunoglobulins and monoclonal antibodies (general aspects) Virology women Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Data from 2632 young adult women from 12 US states collected during 2008–2010 were analyzed. • Weighted vaccine initiation and completion rates were the lowest in the South compared to other regions in the US. • Interventions programs to improve HPV vaccine uptake in the South are warranted.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.09.022