TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among college students
AU - Kessler, Roanna
AU - Auwaerter, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective: Improve (HPV) vaccination rates in a college-aged population using a strategic toolkit for student health services. Participants: Eighteen to twenty-six year-olds enrolled at Johns Hopkins University who utilized the Student Health & Wellness Center (JHU SHWC) during the study period. Methods: The toolkit comprised of a) continuing medical education (CME) presentation on strategies to improve HPV vaccination, b) campus-wide visual messaging regarding HPV prevalence, genital warts, cancer, and vaccine availability, and c) an electronic medical record (EMR) form prompting discussion about the HPV vaccine during visits. Results: HPV vaccination rates at JHU SHWC improved from historical baseline 290/2,372 students/year (12.2%) to 515/2,479 students/year (20.8%), [risk ratio (RR) 1.70 (95% CI, 1.47–1.96), p < 0.001]. Additional changes included significant increases in vaccination rate per visit and vaccination rate by gender, especially among male students. Conclusions: Methods and resources from this toolkit could be successfully adapted and deployed by college health centers.
AB - Objective: Improve (HPV) vaccination rates in a college-aged population using a strategic toolkit for student health services. Participants: Eighteen to twenty-six year-olds enrolled at Johns Hopkins University who utilized the Student Health & Wellness Center (JHU SHWC) during the study period. Methods: The toolkit comprised of a) continuing medical education (CME) presentation on strategies to improve HPV vaccination, b) campus-wide visual messaging regarding HPV prevalence, genital warts, cancer, and vaccine availability, and c) an electronic medical record (EMR) form prompting discussion about the HPV vaccine during visits. Results: HPV vaccination rates at JHU SHWC improved from historical baseline 290/2,372 students/year (12.2%) to 515/2,479 students/year (20.8%), [risk ratio (RR) 1.70 (95% CI, 1.47–1.96), p < 0.001]. Additional changes included significant increases in vaccination rate per visit and vaccination rate by gender, especially among male students. Conclusions: Methods and resources from this toolkit could be successfully adapted and deployed by college health centers.
KW - HPV vaccine
KW - Human papillomavirus
KW - cervical cancer
KW - college health
KW - genital warts
KW - toolkit
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.2021.1965146
DO - 10.1080/07448481.2021.1965146
M3 - Article
C2 - 34469255
AN - SCOPUS:85113636557
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 71
SP - 2192
EP - 2199
JO - Journal of American College Health
JF - Journal of American College Health
IS - 7
ER -