SMJ Article | Original Article

Role of Race, Rurality, and Age in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation among US Women

Objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, with a lifetime prevalence of more than 80%. HPV is associated with cervical cancer, which affects thousands of US women each year. A vaccine was introduced in 2006 to mitigate the prevalence and mortality of...