Factors Associated with Initiation of HPV Vaccination Among Young Women and Girls in Urban and Suburban New Orleans
Autor: | Caitlin Sisson, Ruth B. Hennebery, Amber Naresh, Dung N Dang |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Parents Health (social science) Younger age Adolescent Health Personnel Alphapapillomavirus Odds Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Humans Medicine Papillomavirus Vaccines 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Child Poverty 030505 public health business.industry Papillomavirus Infections Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health New Orleans Hpv vaccination Louisiana United States Black or African American Health history Vaccination coverage Female 0305 other medical science business Delivery of Health Care Demography |
Zdroj: | Journal of Community Health. 45:775-784 |
ISSN: | 1573-3610 0094-5145 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10900-020-00793-0 |
Popis: | Vaccination coverage against human papilloma virus (HPV) in the United States remains low. This study aimed to identify factors associated with initiation of HPV vaccination among young women and girls in New Orleans, Louisiana. The study was conducted in Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology clinics in New Orleans between 2014 and 2017. Surveys were administered to women ages 18 through 26, and guardians of girls ages 12 through 17. Demographics, health history, sources of medical information, knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccination, opinions on vaccination, expected support for vaccination, and systems-level barriers were assessed. Participants self-reported discussion of the vaccine with a healthcare provider, and whether they or their child had been vaccinated. Participants were predominantly black and low-income. Among young adults, 61/121 (50%) had received any doses of the HPV vaccine; 71/94 (75%) of girls had received it (p |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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