Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 495-498, May 2010

HPV Vaccination Practices Among Juvenile Justice Facilities in the United States

  • Courtney E. Henderson, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Program in Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Courtney E. Henderson, M.P.H., Program in Public Health, Brown University, Box G-S121, 2nd Floor, Providence, Rhode Island 02912.
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  • Josiah D. Rich, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights, Providence, Rhode Island
    • The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
    • ,
  • Michelle A. Lally, M.D., M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
    • The Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

Received 21 May 2009; accepted 29 October 2009. published online 08 March 2010.

Abstract 

The juvenile justice setting provides a unique opportunity to administer the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to a high-risk, medically underserved population. We examined current HPV vaccination practices in the United States. Most states (39) offer the HPV vaccine to females committed to juvenile justice facilities.

Keywords: Human papillomavirus (HPV), Human papillomavirus vaccine, Vaccine, Sexually transmitted infection, Genital warts, Cervical cancer, Adolescent, Youth, Juvenile justice, Consent

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00596-5

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.10.007

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 495-498, May 2010

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