HPV vaccination practices among juvenile justice facilities in the United States.
The juvenile justice setting provides a unique opportunity to administer the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to a high-risk, medically underserved population. We examined current HPV vaccination practices in the United States. Most states (39) offer the HPV vaccine to females committed to juvenile justice facilities.
Henderson
Courtney E
CE
Program in Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. Courtney_Henderson@brown.edu
Rich
Josiah D
JD
Lally
Michelle A
MA
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011329:Prisoners; D011330:Prisons; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology
D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines