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Reasons for underutilization of the HPV vaccine in the United States 2016

Major factors contributing to HPV vaccine underutilization as reported by U.S. health care professionals as of 2016

The data shows the major factors health care professionals reported contributed to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine underutilization in their practices in the United States as of May 2016. It was found that 71% of health care professionals reported that parents not perceiving their child to be at risk for acquiring a sexually transmitted infection (STI) was the main factor leading to the underutilization of the HPV vaccine in their practice.

Parents do not perceive their child to be at risk for acquiring a STI	71
Parents have concerns about potential side effects	52
Parents voice concerns that the vaccine promotes sexual activity	46
Parents believe that not vaccinating their children doesn't harm anyone else	25
Health care professional is unconvinced that benefilts outweigh risks, so does not promote as strongly as other vaccines	7
Uncertain	4

Reasons for underutilization of the HPV vaccine in the United States 2016

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