在低收入城市人口中低人乳头瘤病毒疫苗接种
Elizabeth M Rojo1, Kelly D Taylor1, Willi McFarland1
1University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
概括
在旧金山的一项研究中发现,人类乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 疫苗接种率较低. 女性性别,年龄较小和高等教育等因素影响了HPV疫苗的接种,突出了预防的错失机会.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 人类乳头瘤病毒 (HPV) 疫苗接种是常规使用的建议.
- 尽管有可用性,但HPV疫苗的知名度和接种率仍然低于最佳水平.
- 了解不同人群中的疫苗接种模式对于公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在旧金山的低收入人口中评估自我报告的HPV疫苗接种史.
- 为了确定与HPV疫苗接种相关的人口和行为因素.
- 评估HPV疫苗接种错过的机会.
主要方法:
- 采用受访者驱动抽样方式招募了低收入男性和女性的样本.
- 数据是作为国家艾滋病行为监测 (NHBS) 调查的一部分收集的.
- 使用多变量分析来确定与HPV疫苗接种史的关联.
主要成果:
- 在384名受访者中,只有12.5%的人报告接受了HPV疫苗.
- HPV 疫苗接种的独立预测因素包括女性性别,年轻年龄和高中以上教育.
- 很大一部分 (84.4%) 在过去的一年内访问过医疗保健提供者,这表明错过了机会.
结论:
- 在这个低收入的城市人口中,HPV疫苗接种率很低.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施来改善HPV疫苗接种率,特别是在男性和教育程度较低的人群中.
- 医疗保健访问为增加HPV疫苗接种覆盖率提供了机会.
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