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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 103, Issue 1, Pages 164-169Publisher
AMER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC INC
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300600
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- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars program
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program in Health Disparities Research
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Objectives. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, yet HPV vaccination rates remain relatively low. We examined racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of health care provider recommendations for HPV vaccination and the association between recommendation and vaccination. Methods. We used the 2009 National Immunization Survey Teen, a nationally representative cross-section of female adolescents aged 13 to 17 years, to assess provider-verified HPV vaccination (>= 1 dose) and participant-reported health care provider recommendation for the HPV vaccine. Results. More than half (56.9%) of female adolescents received a recommendation for the HPV vaccine, and adolescents with a recommendation were almost 5 times as likely to receive a vaccine (odds ratio = 4.81; 95% confidence interval = 4.01, 5.77) as those without a recommendation. Racial/ethnic minorities were less likely to receive a recommendation, but the association between recommendation and vaccination appeared strong for all racial/ethnic groups. Conclusions. Provider recommendations were strongly associated with HPV vaccination. Racial/ethnic minorities and non-Hispanic Whites were equally likely to obtain an HPV vaccine after receiving a recommendation. Vaccine education efforts should target health care providers to increase recommendations, particularly among racial/ethnic minority populations. (Am J Public Health. 2013;103:164-169. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2011.300600)
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