Date of Award
12-7-2007
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
Public Health
First Advisor
Russ Toal - Chair
Second Advisor
Michael Eriksen
Third Advisor
Cristen J. Suhr
Abstract
HPV vaccine school entry mandates and vaccine funding by state was examined using the Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory. The DOI was applied to HPV immunization policy to evaluate the rate of vaccine adoption and to determine whether associations existed between an empirical need for vaccine adoption and action by the states. State-level data on political characteristics, health and policy were collected from several secondary sources. Data analyses were performed utilizing SPSS logistic regression models. Odds rations were used to evaluate the associations between the independent and dependent variables to determine whether there was a statistical significance level of .05. Cervical Cancer incidence in a state was significantly associated with HPV school entry mandates (proposed or enacted), but it did not show a significant association with HPV vaccine funding. Diffusion of vaccine innovation is slow, which may offer additional opportunities to evaluate effective policy strategies for coverage and use of the HPV vaccine.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1062256
Recommended Citation
Jarrell, Jennifer C., "Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Policy in the U.S.." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1062256