title: Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Completion Among Adolescent Girl Initiators.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine correlates of vaccine series completion among young adolescent US girls who initiated the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed National Immunization Survey-Teens 2012 provider-verified data to examine correlates of HPV vaccine completion among 13- to 17-year-old girls who initiated HPV vaccine in 2012 (N = 4548).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The weighted vaccine series completion rate among 13- to 17-year-old girl initiators was 66.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 64.0-69.3). Adolescent girls who were older, residents of the Northeast (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR], 1.36; 95% CI, 1.07-1.73), and had provider-verified seasonal influenza vaccination in the past year (aPR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.32-2.11) and provider recommendation (aPR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.10-1.77) were more likely to complete the 3-dose vaccine series.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents of younger adolescent girls need to be educated about the importance of completing the 3-dose HPV vaccine series. Provider recommendation for the vaccine would also facilitate series completion.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA marahman@utmb.edu.
authors.forename: Mahbubur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Tabassum H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Laz
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Christine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Abbey B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Berenson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: adolescent girls; correlates; human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine; vaccine completion; vaccine initiation
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