Hpv

Study findings published in JAMA Pediatrics reported a “positive association” between states with laws allowing teenager consent to HPV vaccination and the corresponding immunization rate.

An HPV vaccination intervention that was implemented in schools modestly improved psychosocial vaccine-related outcomes like decision-making in adolescents, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

A considerable proportion of women who never received an HPV vaccine also never underwent cervical cancer screening or were not up to date on screening in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

In a small survey study, 60% of women seeking fertility care reported receiving at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, while 50% reported that they have never been offered the vaccine by their medical providers.

Healio Gastroenterology presents the following report on the top 10 peer-tested stories from September 2021.

Between 2015 and 2018, the proportion of parents and caregivers who refused the HPV vaccine for their adolescents due to safety concerns increased 79.9%, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

According to projections in JAMA Oncology, it will take over 25 years to slow increasing oropharynx cancer incidence by human papillomavirus vaccinations because the disease will be observed in older population not yet vaccinated.

Anal HPV prevalence is high among men who have sex with men regardless of their HIV status, according to the results of a systematic review published in The Lancet HIV.

The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than $4 million to a collaboration between three research institutions to evaluate anal cancer screenings in high-risk women previously diagnosed with HPV.

A history of HPV vaccination may not reliably help physicians triage women for less intensive management after an abnormal cervical screening test result, according to researchers.