Paper Title
Reduction of HPV infections through vaccination among at-risk urban adolescents
Keywords
- human papillomavirus vaccination
- human papillomavirus infection
- adolescent
- hpv prevention
- vaccine efficacy
- sexual health
- sti prevention
- urban adolescents
- public health
- hpv detection
- sexual behavior
- vaccination impact
- health disparities
- risk reduction
- immunization
- disease prevention
- cervical cancer prevention
- adolescent health
- vaccination rates
- hpv screening
- condom use
- behavioral study
- clinical research
- healthcare access
- preventive medicine
- vaccine coverage
- health outcomes
- sexual risk behavior
- health education
- vaccine hesitancy
- epidemiology
Article Type
Research Article
Journal
Research Impact Tools
Publication Info
Volume: 30 | Issue: 37 | Pages: 5496-5499
Published On
August, 2012
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Abstract
Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine trials have demonstrated high efficacy in preventing HPV infections and HPV related disease in females ages 16–26. However, there is no source data to demonstrate the impact of the vaccine in other populations who may be at higher risk for HPV related disease. This study examines the impact of HPV vaccination on subsequent HPV detection and sexual behaviors among urban adolescents in a clinical setting. Methods A cohort of adolescent women, ages 14–17, were recruited prospectively and matched to historical controls to assess the impact of HPV vaccination. All women completed the same questionnaire and face-to-face interview that assessed sexual behaviors; all provided a clinician or self-collected vaginal swab that was used to test for sexually transmitted infections, including HPV. Logistic regression models, incorporating random pair effects, were used to assess the impact of the HPV vaccine on HPV detection and sexual behaviors between the two groups. Results Each woman recruited (N = 75) was matched to 2 historical controls (HC); most of the recruited women (89.3%) had received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine. At enrollment, detection of quadrivalent vaccine types (HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18) was significantly less in the recruited group (5.3%) as compared to the HC (24%): OR = 5.6 (CI = 1.9, 16.5), p = 0.002. Adolescent women in the HC had a 9.5 times greater odds of HPV infection when the analysis was adjusted to compare those who had 2 or more vaccine doses to their matched controls. The only behavioral difference found was that the recruited women used condoms more frequently. Conclusion This study demonstrates that HPV vaccination was associated with fewer vaccine-type HPV infections despite incomplete vaccination and high risk sexual behaviors. These data also suggest that sexual behaviors were not altered because of the vaccine. Highlights ► We examined the impact of HPV vaccination on HPV acquisition in a clinical setting. ► Adolescent women were recruited prospectively and matched to historical controls. ► Sexual risk behavior profiles were similar between the two groups. ► Detection of HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18 was significantly less in the vaccinated group.
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