Religion and HPV vaccine-related awareness, knowledge, and receipt among insured women aged 18-26 in Utah

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183725
• Publication Date: 2017-08-25T13:38:19Z
• Authors: Julia Bodson; Andrew Wilson; Echo L. Warner; Deanna Kepka
• Keywords: Receipt

We investigate the associations between religious practice and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine-related awareness, knowledge, receipt among young women in Utah.We surveyed 326 insured aged 18-26 by mail. Fisher's Exact Tests multivariable logistic regression models were used to evaluate relations HPV outcomes. Data collection occurred January-December 2013; analyses conducted June-September 2015.Multivariable reveal that when controlling for age, educational attainment, marital status, participants who practiced an organized religion significantly less likely have heard of (aOR = 0.25, p 0.0123), vaccine 0.41, 0.0368), know how is spread 0.45, 0.0074), received a provider recommendation 0.36, 0.0332), at least one 0.50, 0.0073) or all three 0.47, 0.0026) doses vaccine. Bivariate produce parallel results.Results indicate Utah are not only under-vaccinated, but also under-informed about These results suggest suboptimal coverage may present serious health risk community. Strategies interventions targeted this population discussed.