A population-based evaluation of a publicly funded, school-based HPV vaccine program in British Columbia, Canada: parental factors associated with HPV vaccine receipt.

BACKGROUND: Information on factors that influence parental decisions for actual human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine receipt in publicly funded, school-based HPV vaccine programs for girls is limited. We report on the level of uptake of the first dose of the HPV vaccine, and determine parental factors...

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Main Authors: Gina Ogilvie, Maureen Anderson, Fawziah Marra, Shelly McNeil, Karen Pielak, Meena Dawar, Marilyn McIvor, Thomas Ehlen, Simon Dobson, Deborah Money, David M Patrick, Monika Naus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2864299?pdf=render