Results of a Multilevel Intervention Trial to Increase Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine Uptake among Adolescent Girls

Uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is low in Appalachian Ohio and areas with high cervical cancer rates. We conducted a group-randomized trial among 12 counties in Appalachian Ohio randomized to receive either an HPV vaccine (intervention counties) or influenza vaccine (comparison coun...

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Published in:Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention biomarkers & prevention, 2016-04, Vol.25 (4), p.593-602
Main Authors: Paskett, Electra D, Krok-Schoen, Jessica L, Pennell, Michael L, Tatum, Cathy M, Reiter, Paul L, Peng, Juan, Bernardo, Brittany M, Weier, Rory C, Richardson, Morgan S, Katz, Mira L
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Language:English
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Adolescent
Child
Female
Humans
Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control
Papillomavirus Vaccines - therapeutic use
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - virology
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Summary:Uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is low in Appalachian Ohio and areas with high cervical cancer rates. We conducted a group-randomized trial among 12 counties in Appalachian Ohio randomized to receive either an HPV vaccine (intervention counties) or influenza vaccine (comparison counties) multilevel intervention (MLI). Parents (n = 337) who had a daughter aged 9 to 17 years who had not received the HPV vaccine were recruited from commercial lists. Clinics (N = 24) and 119 providers from these clinics were also recruited. The primary outcome was medical record-confirmed receipt of the first shot of the HPV vaccine 3 months after receiving the intervention among daughters of parents enrolled in the study. Secondary outcomes included receipt of the first HPV vaccine shot by 6 months and changes in provider knowledge. According to medical records, 10 (7.7%) daughters of intervention participants received the first shot of the HPV vaccine within 3 months of being sent the intervention materials compared with 4 (3.2%) daughters of comparison group participants (P = 0.061). By 6 months, 17 (13.1%) daughters of intervention participants received the first HPV vaccine shot compared with eight (6.5%) daughters of comparison group participants (P = 0.002). Provider knowledge about HPV increased (P < 0.001, from baseline to after education). The MLI increased uptake of the HPV vaccine among girls aged 9 to 17 years; however, uptake was low. To improve HPV vaccine uptake, attention to additional levels of influence (e.g., policy, community) and more elements within levels (e.g., reminders, automated prompts) may be needed. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 25(4); 593-602. ©2016 AACR SEE ALL ARTICLES IN THIS CEBP FOCUS SECTION, "MULTILEVEL APPROACHES TO ADDRESSING CANCER HEALTH DISPARITIES".
ISSN:1055-9965
1538-7755
DOI:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-15-1243