School-Entry Requirements, Federally-Funded Policies Boosted HPV Vaccination Coverage Among US Adolescents, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (6/5, Kuhns) reports, “School-entry requirements and federally funded policies increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among adolescents in the United States, according to study results published in Pediatrics.” In a systematic review, “of 14 studies that were designed to assess the impact of school-entry requirements, 8 indicated positive associations with HPV vaccination coverage. Among 6 studies that were designed to assess the impact of school-entry requirements in a single jurisdiction, results of 4 (Washington, DC, 1; Rhode Island, 3) showed increases in adolescent HPV vaccination coverage.”