title: Receipt of the human papillomavirus vaccine among female college students in the United States, 2009.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine receipt of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among female college students by demographic/descriptive characteristics and sexual behaviors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary analysis of the Spring 2009 National College Health Assessment-II was conducted with 40,610 female college students (aged 18 to 24 years) attending 4-year institutions in the United States.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Less than half (45.0%) the respondents had received the HPV vaccine. Students who were younger, white, noninternational, and sorority members, had health insurance, attended a college/university in the northeastern United States, did not have or did not live with a partner, participated in sports, ever had vaginal intercourse, had male sex partner(s) (past year), and had a gynecological examination (past year) were more likely to have received the vaccine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To allow for appropriate intervention, additional research should investigate why certain female college students have not obtained the HPV vaccine. Efforts should be made to link college women without health insurance to no- or low-cost HPV vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444, USA. llindley@gmu.edu
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lindley
authors.forename: Julia S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Elkind
authors.forename: Suzanne N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines