Incomplete HPV Vaccination among Individuals Aged 27–45 Years in the United States: A Mixed-Effect Analysis of Individual and Contextual Factors

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Title: Incomplete HPV Vaccination among Individuals Aged 27–45 Years in the United States: A Mixed-Effect Analysis of Individual and Contextual Factors
Authors: Victor Adekanmbi, Fangjian Guo, Christine D. Hsu, Yong Shan, Yong-Fang Kuo, Abbey B. Berenson
Source: Vaccines, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 820 (2023)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms: human papillomavirus, incomplete vaccination, individual factors, contextual factors, multilevel, United States, Medicine
More Details: Background: In the United States, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is approved for use in individuals up to age 45. Individuals 15 years and older require three doses of the vaccine to complete the recommended dosing series. Incomplete HPV vaccination rates (i.e., one or two doses) among those over age 26, however, remain high. This study examined the independent effects of individual- and neighborhood-level factors on incomplete HPV vaccination rates in the United States (U.S.) among those aged 27–45 years. Methods: This retrospective cohort study used administrative data from Optum’s de-identified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database to identify individuals aged 27–45 years who received one or more doses of HPV vaccine between July 2019 and June 2022. Multilevel multivariable logistic regression models were applied to the data on 7662 individuals identified as being fully or partially vaccinated against HPV, nested within 3839 neighborhoods across the U.S. Results: Approximately half of the patients in this study (52.93%) were not completely vaccinated against HPV. After adjusting for all other covariates in the final model, being older than 30 years old decreased the odds of not completing the HPV vaccine series. Participants living in South-region neighborhoods of the U.S. had enhanced odds of not completing the vaccine series compared with those residing in Northeast-region neighborhoods (aOR 1.21; 95% CrI 1.03–1.42). There was significant clustering of incomplete HPV vaccination rates at the neighborhood level. Conclusions: This study revealed that individual- and neighborhood-level factors were associated with the risk of not completing the HPV vaccine series among individuals aged 27–45 years in the U.S. Interventions to improve HPV vaccination series completion rates for this age group should take into consideration both individual and contextual factors.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2076-393X
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/4/820; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-393X
DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040820
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b9d3a3ce148140b3a33567998fd0033d
Accession Number: edsdoj.b9d3a3ce148140b3a33567998fd0033d
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2076393X
DOI:10.3390/vaccines11040820
Published in:Vaccines
Language:English