Exploring socio-demographic and geospatial variation in human papillomavirus vaccination uptake in Virginia

Awareness of human papillomavirus and reported human papillomavirus vaccine uptake in a high-risk population

“…Education and poverty were not significantly associated with HPV vaccine uptake in our study, although they have been shown to be significant predictors in other studies ( Gallagher et al, 2016 , Staples et al, 2021 , Henry et al, 2018 , Niccolai et al, 2011 ). Further, to our knowledge, our finding that HPV vaccination is lower among those with private or other insurance has not been reported previously, and disagrees with literature suggesting higher HPV vaccination among those with private insurance coverage ( Chan et al, 2021 , Lu et al, 2018 ).…”

Health inequities in human papillomavirus prevention, diagnostics and clinical care in the USA: a scoping review

“…Twelve studies examined the association between occupation status and HPV, with conflicting results (online supplemental table 2). Two studies found higher rates of vaccination for employed patients,78 while one found higher rates of vaccination for patients with no employment 68. Although intent to vaccinate was not found to be associated with caregiver occupation status,110 adolescents with working caregivers had lower rates of HPV vaccination 111.…”

“…Sixty-nine included studies examined income inequities related to HPV, and results were largely conflicting (online supplemental table 2). Ten studies found higher rates of HPV vaccination among higher income patients53–62; 7 studies found higher rates of vaccination for lower income patients63–69; and 12 studies found income was not associated with vaccination rates 43 70–80. Patients with higher income had increased HPV-related awareness50 81–87 and greater rates of provider recommendation 57.…”

Assessment of human papillomavirus vaccination rates of adolescents in California, 2018–2019

“…According to National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen), which measures the uptake of preteen vaccines, only 52.6 % of adolescents in California aged 13 to 17 years old as of 2018 have completed the HPV vaccine series. ( Centers for Disease Control, 2022 , Walker et al, 2019 ) Studies have found that socioeconomic status, rural residence, ethnicity/race and educational policy were often strong predictors of differences in vaccine uptake, ( Staples et al, 2021 , Rotsides et al, 2021 , Vickers et al, 2019 , Perkins et al, 2016 , Niccolai et al, 2011 ) making it essential to understand regional variation and associated correlates when assessing vaccination patterns in California.…”