State Laws Permitting Adolescent Consent to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Rates of Immunization

JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Feb 1;176(2):203-205. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4591.

Abstract

This national cohort study examines National Immunization Survey–Teen to assess the association of adolescents’ ability to consent to human papillomavirus vaccination without parental involvement with vaccination rates.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Health Services / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Immunization Programs / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Informed Consent
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines / therapeutic use*
  • Vaccination / legislation & jurisprudence*

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines