State Laws Permitting Adolescent Consent to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Rates of Immunization
Menée aux Etats-Unis, cette étude analyse l'association entre la possibilité, pour les adolescents de certains Etats, de se faire vacciner contre le papillomavirus humain sans l'accord parental et les taux de vaccination
Despite the safety and efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, immunization rates remain lower than other adolescent vaccines, with only 54% of adolescents in the US up to date with the multidose series. Legislation that permits adolescents to consent to HPV vaccination without parental involvement is a policy option for improving immunization rates. While 8 states and Washington, DC, currently have policies that permit adolescents to consent to HPV vaccination, the effect of these policies on immunization rates remains unknown, to our knowledge. In this study, we investigate the association between adolescents’ ability to consent to HPV vaccination and rates of vaccine initiation and completion.