Infection, when Treated during Pregnancy, Is Not Associated with Preterm Birth in an Urban Safety-Net Hospital.

Preterm birth is a major public health problem, occurring in more than half a million births per year in the United States. A number of maternal conditions have been recognized as risk factors for preterm birth, but for the majority of cases, the etiology is not completely understood. is one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted infections in the world.

Parents' and providers' attitudes toward school-located provision and school-entry requirements for HPV vaccines.

Objective: To determine parents' and providers' attitudes toward school-located provision and school-entry requirements for HPV vaccination.

Methods: Parents/guardians of 11-17 y old girls and pediatric healthcare providers at one inner-city public clinic and three private practices completed semi-structured interviews in 2012-2013. Participants were asked open-ended questions regarding their attitudes toward school-located provision and school-entry requirements for HPV vaccination.

Why don't adolescents finish the HPV vaccine series? A qualitative study of parents and providers.

Objective: To describe why adolescent females who initiated HPV vaccination completed or did not complete the series.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents/guardians of 11-17 year old female adolescents and their pediatric primary care providers in one inner-city public clinic and three private practices to ascertain why girls who initiated HPV vaccination did or did not complete the series. Qualitative analysis was used to identify perceived barriers and facilitators of completion.

Could Poor Parental Recall of HPV Vaccination Contribute to Low Vaccination Rates?

Introduction: Rates of initiation and completion of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series remain below national goals. Because parents are responsible for ensuring vaccination of their children, we examined the accuracy of parental recall of the number of shots their daughters received.

Methods: Parents/guardians of girls aged 11 to 17 years were asked to recall the number of HPV doses received by their daughters.

Missed opportunities for HPV vaccination in adolescent girls: a qualitative study.

Objective: The goal of this study was to identify the rationale by parents/guardians and providers for delaying or administering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to girls.

Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with parents/guardians accompanying their vaccine-eligible 11- to 17-year-old daughters to medical visits. Interviews were conducted in 1 public clinic and 3 private practice settings to ascertain why girls did or did not receive HPV vaccination.