作者: Amanda Gelman , Elizabeth Miller , Eleanor Bimla Schwarz , Aletha Y. Akers , Kwonho Jeong
DOI: 10.1016/J.JADOHEALTH.2013.07.002
关键词: Population 、 Papillomavirus Vaccines 、 Gerontology 、 Health care 、 Young adult 、 Cross-sectional study 、 Demography 、 Ethnic group 、 National Survey of Family Growth 、 Vaccination 、 Medicine
摘要: Abstract Purpose To examine the association between race/ethnicity and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine initiation to determine how access health care influences this relationship. Methods We used nationally representative data from National Survey of Family Growth assess HPV in 2,168 females aged 15–24 years. A series regression analyses were performed independent effect on after controlling for sociodemographic variables measures. Age-stratified also whether relationship differed among 15–18 19–24 years. Results There significant racial/ethnic disparities vaccination; United States (US)-born Hispanics, foreign-born African-Americans less likely have initiated vaccination than whites ( p Conclusions Lower rates African-American do not appear be explained by differential care. More research is necessary elucidate factors contributing population.