Health Care Provider Recommendation, Human Papillomavirus Vaccination, and Race/Ethnicity in the US National Immunization Survey | Zendy

Kelly R. Ylitalo | Zendy; Hedwig Lee | Zendy; Neil K. Mehta | Zendy

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Health Care Provider Recommendation, Human Papillomavirus Vaccination, and Race/Ethnicity in the US National Immunization Survey

Author(s) -

Kelly R. Ylitalo,

Hedwig Lee,

Neil K. Mehta

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300600

Subject(s) - ethnic group , medicine , vaccination , odds ratio , immunization , confidence interval , health care , family medicine , national health interview survey , demography , human papillomavirus , young adult , gerontology , environmental health , immunology , population , sociology , antigen , anthropology , economics , economic growth

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, yet HPV vaccination rates remain relatively low. We examined racial/ethnic differences in the prevalence of health care provider recommendations for HPV vaccination and the association between recommendation and vaccination.

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