Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	O'Neill, Jenny; Elia, Sonja; Perrett, Kirsten P.
Titel	Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 44 (2019) 1, S.98-102 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2017.1310827
Schlagwörter	Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Immunization Programs; Adolescents; Developmental Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Intellectual Disability; Incidence; Physical Disabilities; Gender Differences; Prevention; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Immunisierung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Entwicklungsstörung; Ausland; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Vorkommen; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Australien
Abstract	Background: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is offered in Australia to all males and females at 12 to 13 years. In 2015 the national HPV coverage was 77.4% for females and 66.4% for males. There is no Australian coverage data for the subgroup of adolescents with disabilities. Method: We reviewed the HPV vaccine status of all 14 year-old adolescents who attended a developmental medicine clinic in a tertiary hospital in Melbourne during 2014. Motor function and intellectual impairment were also recorded. Results: Of the 72 adolescents in the audit, only 39.5% of males and 44.1% of females were fully immunised against HPV. Those with intellectual impairment had particularly low levels of HPV immunisation (16/47 (34%)). Conclusion: In this study HPV vaccine coverage in adolescents with developmental disabilities was found to be well below national levels. Larger studies of HPV uptake and exploration of the barriers to immunisation in this population are urgently needed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01