Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Middle Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

doi:10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970

. 2022 Sep;112(9):1269-1272.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Middle Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Ana M Rodriguez¹, Thuy Quynh N Do¹, Maria L Jibaja-Weiss¹, Lu Chen¹, Kathleen M Schmeler¹, Jane R Montealegre¹, Yong-Fang Kuo¹

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¹ Ana M. Rodriguez is with the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Thuy Quynh N. Do is with the Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch. Maria L. Jibaja-Weiss is with the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Outreach and Health Disparities, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Lu Chen and Yong-Fang Kuo are with the Office of Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch. Kathleen M. Schmeler is with the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Jane R. Montealegre is with the Baylor College of Medicine-Houston School of Health Professions, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine.

PMID: 35862887
PMCID: PMC9382169
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970

Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Middle Schools in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Ana M Rodriguez et al. Am J Public Health. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;112(9):1269-1272.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970. Epub 2022 Jul 21.

Authors

Ana M Rodriguez¹, Thuy Quynh N Do¹, Maria L Jibaja-Weiss¹, Lu Chen¹, Kathleen M Schmeler¹, Jane R Montealegre¹, Yong-Fang Kuo¹

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¹ Ana M. Rodriguez is with the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Thuy Quynh N. Do is with the Department of Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch. Maria L. Jibaja-Weiss is with the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hematology-Oncology, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Office of Outreach and Health Disparities, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Lu Chen and Yong-Fang Kuo are with the Office of Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas Medical Branch. Kathleen M. Schmeler is with the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Jane R. Montealegre is with the Baylor College of Medicine-Houston School of Health Professions, Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine.

PMID: 35862887
PMCID: PMC9382169
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study (a community-based, physician-led human papillomavirus [HPV] education campaign and school-based vaccination program) followed 6481 students at eight Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Rio Grande Valley, Texas) middle schools between August 2016 and March 2021. We describe the successes and challenges experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. HPV vaccine initiation and completion rates increased 1.29-fold and 1.47-fold, respectively, between June 2019 and March 2021. Between March 2020 and March 2021, 268 HPV vaccine doses were provided through 24 school-based interventions. Our program continued successes seen in increasing HPV vaccination rates and reducing possible HPV-associated cancers. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(9):1269-1272. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306970).

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**FIGURE 1—**
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Initiation Rates for Pharr–San Juan–Alamo Middle Schools: Rio Grande Valley, TX, 2019–2021 *Note*. LBJ = Lyndon B. Johnson; MS = middle school.

**FIGURE 2—**
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Completion Rates for Pharr–San Juan–Alamo Middle Schools: Rio Grande Valley, TX, 2019–2021 *Note*. LBJ = Lyndon B. Johnson; MS = middle school.

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[9] Kaul S, Do TQN, Hsu E, Schmeler KM, Montealegre JR, Rodriguez AM. School-based human papillomavirus vaccination program for increasing vaccine uptake in an underserved area in Texas. Papillomavirus Res. 2019;8:100189. doi: 10.1016/j.pvr.2019.100189. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Kaul S, Do TQN, Hsu E, Schmeler KM, Montealegre JR, Rodriguez AM. School-based human papillomavirus vaccination program for increasing vaccine uptake in an underserved area in Texas. Papillomavirus Res. 2019;8:100189. doi: 10.1016/j.pvr.2019.100189. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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