Comparison of medical service use and human papillomavirus vaccination rates among Somali and white/non-Hispanic girls.

Objective: This study aimed to determine if there is a relationship between medical use patterns and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among a previously studied population of Somali and white/non-Hispanic girls in Rochester, MN.

Materials And Methods: With the use of a previously identified group of Somali and white/non-Hispanic girls with known HPV vaccination status, the number, type, and age at provider visits were abstracted. Abstraction was blinded to vaccination status and ethnic designation.

Completion of the human papillomavirus vaccination series lags in Somali adolescents.

Objective: It is unknown whether the Somali population in the United States is likely to participate in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. We aimed to determine whether Somali girls living in a US community are following the recommendations for HPV vaccination.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a study of HPV vaccination among Somali girls seen at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Increasing incidence of melanoma among young adults: an epidemiological study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

Objective: To identify the change in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma over time among young adults.

Patients And Methods: Using Rochester Epidemiology Project data, we identified patients aged 18 to 39 years who had a first lifetime diagnosis of melanoma from January 1, 1970, through December 31, 2009, in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Demographic and clinical information, including survival, was abstracted, and estimates of the incidence of melanoma and overall and disease-specific survival were generated.