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Preventive medicine · Mar 2011
Human papillomavirus vaccination rates and state mandates for tetanus-containing vaccines.
- Amanda F Dempsey and Sarah E Schaffer.
- Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, 300 North Ingalls, Rm 6E08, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5456, USA. adempsey@umich.edu
- Prev Med. 2011 Mar 1;52(3-4):268-9.
ObjectiveWe sought to examine nationally the association between school mandates for adolescent tetanus-containing vaccines (Td and/or Tdap) and adolescent female human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.MethodsEach state was categorized by whether a school mandate for adolescent Td and/or Tdap vaccines was enacted. Mean HPV vaccine series initiation levels among adolescent females were compared between each mandate category.ResultsMean HPV vaccine series initiation levels were significantly lower in states without Td/Tdap vaccine mandates than in those with mandates (42.9% vs. 47.3%; p=0.004).ConclusionsSchool mandates for adolescent Td/Tdap vaccination may have a carry-over effect on HPV vaccination.Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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