Public Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus and Receipt of Vaccination Recommendations
Menée aux Etats-Unis en 2017-2018 par enquêtes auprès de 2 564 hommes et 3 697 femmes âgés de plus de 18 ans, cette étude analyse, en fonction du sexe et de la catégorie d'âge, la proportion de personnes ayant reçu des conseils d'un professionnel de santé en faveur de la vaccination contre le papillomavirus humain (HPV) puis analyse leur niveau d'information sur le HPV, la vaccination et le lien entre HPV et cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage (48.6% in 2017) in the United States remains far below the Healthy People 2020 goal of 80%, and a 10% difference in coverage between boys (44.3%) and girls (53.1%) has been reported. Knowledge of HPV among vaccine-eligible individuals and their parents is critical to vaccine uptake. Furthermore, the recommendation to receive an HPV vaccine from health care professionals can help parents in their decision-making to vaccinate children. Therefore, we evaluated the national-level estimates of (1) HPV knowledge and (2) receipt of HPV vaccine recommendation from a health care professional.
JAMA Pediatrics 2019