title: Promoting HPV prevention in the school setting.
abstract: In pediatrics especially, it is important to incorporate the latest immunization and Healthy People 2020 guidelines while working to promote health and prevent disease in children. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States with at least 20 million people infected. Consequently, approximately 18,000 women and 7,000 men are diagnosed with HPV associated cancers yearly. Gardasil is a quadrivalent vaccine that protects against HPV strains 6, 11, 16, and 18. It is currently recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for both males and females between 11 and 26 years of age. HPV immunization rates are lower than the intended 80% goal of Healthy People 2020, with only 26.7% of the population having completed the vaccination series. Focused, timely, and persistent education and prevention efforts are needed in school settings to increase vaccination rates and decrease HPV morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bellia-Weiss
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: Aaron M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sebach
authors.forename: Laurie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Rockelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D000068857:Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012572:School Health Services; D012573:School Nursing; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000068857:Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines