School-Level Variation in Coverage of Co-Administered dTpa and HPV Dose 1 in Three Australian States.
Cassandra Vujovich-DunnSusan Rachel SkinnerJulia BrothertonHandan WandJana SisnowskiRebecca LorchMark VeitchVicky SheppeardPaul EfflerHeather GiddingAlison J VennCristyn DaviesJane HockingLisa J WhopJulie LeaskKaren CanfellLena SanciMegan A SmithMelissa KangMeredith J Temple-SmithMichael KiddSharyn BurnsLinda A SelveyDennis MeijerSonya EnnisChloe A ThomsonNikole LaneJohn KaldorRebecca GuyPublished in: Vaccines (2021)
The results identified a quarter of schools had lower HPV than dTpa initiation coverage, which may indicate HPV vaccine hesitancy, and the difference was more likely in socioeconomically advantaged schools. As hesitancy is context specific, it is important to understand the potential drivers of hesitancy and future research needs to understand the reasons driving differential uptake.