title: HPV vaccination practices among juvenile justice facilities in the United States.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Program in Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA. Courtney_Henderson@brown.edu
authors.forename: Courtney E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Josiah D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rich
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lally
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines