Associations of geographic-based socioeconomic factors and HPV vaccination among male and female children in five US states
Serena Xiong,
Sarah Humble,
Alan Barnette
et al.
Abstract:Background
We assessed whether five geographic-based socioeconomic factors (medically underserved area (MUA); healthcare provider shortage area (HPSA); persistent poverty; persistent child poverty; and social vulnerability index (SVI)) were associated with the odds of HPV vaccination initiation, series completion, and parental vaccine hesitancy, and whether the observed relationships varied by gender of the child.
Methods
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