Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Middle Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Ana Rodriguez; Thuy Quynh N. Do; Maria L. Jibaja-Weiss; Lu Chen; Kathleen M. Schmeler; Jane R. Montealegre; Yong Fang Kuo

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970

Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Middle Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Ana Rodriguez, Thuy Quynh N. Do, Maria L. Jibaja-Weiss, Lu Chen, Kathleen M. Schmeler, Jane R. Montealegre, Yong Fang Kuo

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This quasi-experimental study (a community-based, physician-led human papillomavirus [HPV] education campaign and school-based vaccination program) followed 6481 students at eight Pharr–San Juan–Alamo Independent School District (Rio Grande Valley, Texas) middle schools between August 2016 and March 2021. We describe the successes and challenges experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. HPV vaccine initiation and completion rates increased 1.29-fold and 1.47-fold, respectively, between June 2019 and March 2021. Between March 2020 and March 2021, 268 HPV vaccine doses were provided through 24 school-based interventions. Our program continued successes seen in increasing HPV vaccination rates and reducing possible HPV-associated cancers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1269-1272
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Public Health
Volume	112
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970
State	Published - Sep 2022

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