Open AccessVaccination Interest and Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in Young Adult Women Aged 18 to 26 Years in the United States: An Analysis Using the 2008–2012 National Health Interview Survey
Author(s) -
Susanne Schmidt,
Helen Parsons
Publication year - 2014
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.2013.301828
Subject(s) - vaccination , medicine , national health interview survey , human papillomavirus , logistic regression , young adult , health care , demography , family medicine , environmental health , gerontology , immunology , population , sociology , economics , economic growth
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have been approved since 2006, yet vaccination rates remain low. We investigated HPV vaccination trends, interest, and reasons for nonvaccination in young adult women.