Individual and Geospatial Determinants of Health Associated With School-Based Human Papillomavirus Immunization in Alberta: Population-Based Cohort Study.
Jennifer MalkinGeneviève Jessiman-PerreaultAmanda Alberga MachadoGary TeareJoanne SniderSyed Farhan Ali TirmiziErik YoungsonTing WangJessica LawThilina BandaraMika RathwellCordell NeudorfLisa K Allen ScottPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2024)
Findings suggest that material and social deprivation, health system access, and rural residency impact HPV immunization. Such factors should be considered by public health professionals in other jurisdictions and will be used by the Alberta co-design team when tailoring programs to increase HPV vaccine uptake in priority populations and regions.