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Parental Intent To Initiate And Complete The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Series In The Usa: A Nationwide, Cross-Sectional Survey, Kalyani Sonawane, Yenan Zhu, Jane R Montealegre, David R Lairson, Cici Bauer, Lindy U Mcgee, Anna R Giuliano, Ashish A Deshmukh
Parental Intent To Initiate And Complete The Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Series In The Usa: A Nationwide, Cross-Sectional Survey, Kalyani Sonawane, Yenan Zhu, Jane R Montealegre, David R Lairson, Cici Bauer, Lindy U Mcgee, Anna R Giuliano, Ashish A Deshmukh
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BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among US adolescents is primarily dependent on the intent of their parents. to the best of our knowledge, an analysis quantifying parental intent to initiate and complete the HPV vaccine series in the USA at both the national and state level has not been done. We aim to estimate parental intent to initiate and complete the HPV vaccine series at the national-level and state-level and to identify reasons for lack of intent to initiate and complete the vaccine series.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study uses data from the adolescent component of the 2017-18 National Immunization …