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HPV catch-up vaccine completion low among pregnant and black women

byDenise PongandLeah Hawkins Bressler, MD, MPH
June 10, 2014
in Chronic Disease, Infectious Disease, Obstetrics, Public Health
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1. More than 40% of women who began the 3-dose vaccine series did not complete it. 

2. Women are black, have public insurance, or become pregnant were less likely to complete the HPV vaccine series. 

Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good)            

Study Rundown: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection that causes anogenital cancers and genital warts. Most of this morbidity is caused by four HPV genotypes, with genotypes 16 and 18 causing cervical cancer and 6 and 11 causing genital warts. Currently, two HPV vaccine formulations—quadrivalent (6, 11, 16 and 18) and bivalent (16, 18)—are used in the prevention of cervical cancer, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 or worse, adenocarcinoma in situ. Existing guidelines recommend targeting administration of the 3-dose series to girls and boys ages 11 to 12, though the vaccine is approved for ages 9 through 26. Ideally, the series is completed prior to the onset of sexual activity, but it is still recommended for sexually active individuals because it can confer protection against strains to which the individual has not been exposed. This study found that “catch-up vaccination,” or vaccination between ages 13 to 26, was less likely to be completed by women who became pregnant during the study period or who are black. This finding suggests that providers need to pay particular attention to HPV vaccination completion in these groups.

Limitations of this study include retrospective design, collection of data through pure chart review, and limited follow-up period. Study participants may have completed the HPV vaccination series at other medical providers or completed the series outside of the study period, resulting in underestimation of completion rates. Future prospective cohort studies are needed to confirm the present work’s findings, though providers should regularly note their patients’ HPV vaccination status to enhance vaccination rates.

Click to read the study in Obstetrics & Gynecology

Relevant Reading: Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2009, featuring the burden and trends in human papillomavirus-associated cancers and HPV vaccination coverage levels

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In-Depth [retrospective cohort study]: This study evaluated HPV vaccine completion rates in 310 young women ages 13 to 26 receiving the first dose. Outcomes of interest included completion of the 3-dose series within 1 year and pregnancy.

Among all study subjects receiving the first dose, 77.1% received a second dose, and 56.1% completed the whole series. 10% of the study population became pregnant within 1 year of receiving the first dose. Women who became pregnant were 62% less likely to complete the series (CI 0.20-0.73). Black women and women with public insurance were 34% less likely to receive all 3 doses (CI 0.53-0.83, 0.52-0.84 respectively).

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