title: Increasing HPV vaccination series completion rates via text message reminders.
abstract: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most frequently diagnosed sexually transmitted infection in the United States. It is associated with the development of cervical, anal-genital, and oral-pharyngeal cancers. The rate of HPV infection among adolescents and young adults in the United States remains high, and completion rates of an HPV vaccine series remain low. At an urban pediatric clinic, adolescent and young adult participants aged 11 to 22 years (n = 37) received text message reminders for their second and third dose of HPV vaccine over an 8-month study period. Of the participants receiving text message reminders, 14% completed the vaccine series at the optimal time, whereas 0% of an interested group (n = 43) and only 3% of a standard care group (n = 232) completed the vaccine series at the optimal time. Findings support the use of text message reminders to improve HPV vaccine series completion rates in a pediatric practice.
authors.forename: Elaine C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Matheson
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derouin
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blood-Siegfried
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D052685:Alphapapillomavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D000068857:Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017010:Reminder Systems; D060145:Text Messaging; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000068857:Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: Human papillomavirus; human papillomavirus vaccine; reminder systems; text messages