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Table 3 Summary of included studies. Caption: a summary of the studies included in the review, including details of sample size, the source of the sample, year of data collection, vaccine investigated, target age group, delivery strategy, completion rate attained and factors investigated to influence completion

From: Factors influencing completion of multi-dose vaccine schedules in adolescents: a systematic review

Author; date

Sample size

Country; source of sample

Year of data collection

Vaccine

Vaccine target age group

Vaccine delivery strategy

Completion rate

Factors investigated to influence completion

Bednarczyk, R; et al. 2011

588

USA. New York state University health clinics and classrooms: self-report questionnaire.

2010

HPV

11–12 (with catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

79 %

Qualitative interviews

Carlos, R; et al. 2010

232

USA. Mailed questionnaire to attendees of breast and cervical cancer screening clinics (maternal report).

2010

HPV

11–12 (with catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

19 %

Race

Cassidy, W; Mahoney, F. 1995

654

USA. School and administrative data.

1994-5

HBV

School grades 6–8

School-based clinic

82 %

Gender, race

Chao, C; Slezak, J; et al. 2009

18,275

USA. Electronic health records from KPSC managed care organisation.

2006-8

HPV

9–26

Available at routine healthcare provider

43 %

Maternal characteristics: history of at least 1 Pap test in the past 3 years, history of abnormal pap test result, history of genital warts/ other STIs, SES (neighbourhood median household income, neighbourhood average adult education)

Chao, C; Velicer, C; et al. 2009

34,193

USA. Electronic health records from KPSC managed care organisation.

2006-8

HPV

9–26

Available at routine healthcare provider

41 %

age, race, socioeconomic status (census block neighbourhood statistics, medicaid eligibility), provider characteristics, health care utilization, women's health related conditions, chronic illness

Chou, B; et al. 2011

1413

USA. Electronic health records from ambulatory care clinics (4) associated with a University.

2007-8

HPV

11–12 (with catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

33 %

Age, insurance (private/public), provider characteristics (location, practice type (pediatrics, gynaecology or family practice)), race (White, African American, Hispanic).

Cleves, M. 1998

520

USA. Medical records.

1995-6

HBV

11–19

Available at routine healthcare provider

33 %

Age, race, insurance, sexual activity, risk behaviour (drug use)

Cook, R; et al. 2010

11,986

USA. Medicaid administrative data.

2006-8

HPV

9–20

Available at routine healthcare provider

27 %

Age, race, provider of first shot, insurance (months of medicaid enrollment), sexual activity.

Crosby, R; et al. 2011

209

USA. University of Kentucky, rural community college and rural health clinic attendees

2007-8

HPV

9–26

Available at routine healthcare provider

56 % urban

Geography (rural/urban location)

10 % rural

Deeks, S; Johnson, I. 1998

39,935

Canada. Administrative data from Health units (7), Greater Toronto Area

1994-5

HBV

School Grade 7

School-based delivery

95 %

School characteristics, knowledge/ education/mobilisation

Dempsey, A; et al. 2010

2625

USA. Health records from 20 university-affiliated health clinics, Michigan

2007-8

HPV

9–26

Available at routine healthcare provider

15 %

Age, insurance, race

Dempsey, A; et al. 2012

1714

USA. Health records from 20 university-affiliated health clinics, Michigan

2008-9

HPV

9–26

Available at routine healthcare provider

53 %

Age, insurance, race

Dorell, C; et al. 2011

18,228

USA. Stratified, national, probability sample of households (NIS-teen survey)

2008-10

HPV

9–26

Available at routine healthcare provider

53 %

Age, insurance, health care utilization, household income, maternal education level, maternal age, maternal marital status, race, geography/ location

Fournier, M; et al. 2013

1404

USA. Electronic medical records from 2 primary care clinics

2007-12

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

40 %

Insurance, race, health care utilization (other vaccines)

Ganry, O; et al. 2013

 

France. Electronic records of the Regime General Insurance (for workers), the RSI (for self-employed) and the RSA (agricultural occupations)

2009-10

HPV

14 (with a catch up to 23)

Available at routine healthcare provider

39 %

Age, insurance, provider characteristics.

(recently revised to 11–14)

Gold, R; et al. 2013

786

USA. Electronic medical records from an integrated managed care organisation

2008

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

 

Socioeconomic status; health care utilization; provider characteristics; vaccine delivery concomitant with first dose; experiences at the first visit, challenges to making or keeping the index appointment; Knowledge and attitudes about HPV; adverse events.

Gold, R; et al. 2011

450

USA. Administrative data from 19 school-based health centres

2007-8

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

51 %

Age, race and insurance status

Gonzalez, I; et al. 2002

79,357

USA. Electronic Data from 3 Health Management Organisations

1998

HBV

11–12

Available at routine healthcare provider

73 %, 67 %, 45 %

Provider characteristics (Health care organisation)

Harper, D; et al. 2013

2422

USA. Electronic records from a safety net health care system Kansas

2006-09

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

42 %

Age, race, concomitant (visit type for first dose)

Hirth, J; et al. 2012

271,976

USA. Electronic records of a private insurance company

2006-10

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

38 %

Age, provider type, time

Kester, L; et al. 2011

500

USA. Knowledge networks coordinated survey (nationally representative)

2010

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

81 %

Race, insurance, maternal education, maternal relationship status, maternal history of HPV related condition, geography.

Kouyoumdjian, F; Bailowitz, A. 2011

18

USA. Baltimore city health department self report interviews

2007-9

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

9.80 %

Geography (access), adverse events, qualitative reasons (convenience, knowledge, pain/discomfort)

Ladner, J; et al. 2012

87580

Multi-country (7 low resource countries). Administrative data from Gardasil Access Programme grantee countries

2009-11

HPV

Bhutan, Bolivia, Haiti, Nepal: 9–13

School based, health centre based or mixed strategies

Bhutan: 88 %, Bolivia: 96 %; Cambodia: 95 %; Cameroon 83 %, Haiti 76 %, Lesotho 93 %; Nepal 99 %.

Delivery strategy (school-based, health facility model, mixed model)

Cambodia: 11–18

Cameroon: 9–18

Lesotho: 10–18

Lancman, H; et al. 2000

3 centres

USA. Administrative data from 2 school based health centres and one adolescent health clinic

1997-98

HBV

11 and above

Available at school based health centres and routine providers

24 %, 29 %, 76 %

Health centre characteristics

Laz, T; et al. 2012

11,277

USA. Household questionnaire sent to parents

2010

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

49 %

Age, parental education, insurance, race, parental income.

Lions, C; et al. 2013

105,327

France. National Insurance Reimbursement database

2007-8

HPV

11–14 (catch up to 19)

Available at routine healthcare provider

64.10 %

Age, insurance, geography, medical utilization

Macdonald, V; et al. 2007

2471

Australia. Health centre records from a primary health care centre, Sydney (high risk population)

1992-2003

HBV

High risk adolescent of any age

Available at routine healthcare provider and specialist clinics

21 %

Age, gender, race (aboriginal), risk behaviour (IDU, sex worker, hep.C status) length of contact with the health centre, accelerated versus normal schedule.

Moore, G; et al. 2010

209

USA. Medical records of community health clinic attendees

Unknown

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

28 %

Attitudes and believes including perceptions of risk, peer experience of HPV vaccine, experience of cancer

Nelson, J C; et al; 2009

590445

USA. Vaccine Safety Datalink population (MCO registry)

1996-2004

Varicella, HAV, HBV

9–17

Available at routine healthcare provider

Varicella: 35.9 %; HAV: 48.4 % (age 9–12), 40.3 % (age 13–17); HBV: 63.4 % (age 9–12), 45.1 % (age 13–17).

Age, provider site, gender, length of MCO enrollment, year of first dose, utilization of medical visits in year prior to dose 1

Sinka, K; et al. 2014

86769

UK. The Child Health System database and the Scottish Immunisation Recall System

2008-11

HPV

12–13 (catch up for 13–17)

School-based (catch up included supply of vaccine at primary health care)

Year 1: 89.4 %

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)

Year 2: 86.9 %

Year 3: 81 %

Markovitz, A; et al. 2014

13,709

USA. Immunization registry, Michigan residents continuously enrolled with a PPO

2006-11

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

22 %

Maternal preventive care utilization (Pap testing, mammograms, primary care office visits), age, race, household education, household income, maternal age.

Middleman, A. 2004

11,500

USA. School data

1998-2000

HBV

School grades 5–6

School-based

72 %

Insurance, race and gender

Middleman, A B; et al. 1996

826

USA. Medical records from an adolescent health clinic

Unknown

HBV

Any adolescent attending the clinic

Available at routine healthcare provider

23 %

Socio-demographics, risk behaviors (for hepatitis B), medication use, chronic illnesses, and experience, knowledge and attitudes about hepatitis B and the immunization

Middleman, A B; et al. 1999

943

USA. Questionnaires distributed at hospital and school based clinics

1994-5

HBV

Any adolescent attending the clinics

Available at routine healthcare provider and school based clinic

47.6 % (Clinic); 41.7 % (School-based clinic)

Race, insurance, residential zip code, risk factors for acquiring hepatitis B, risk behaviors (cigarette and substance use), and academic achievement, chronic illness, healthcare utilization, knowledge about hepatitis B and the vaccination, family history of hepatitis B vaccination, travel time, and mode of transportation to the clinic.

Monnat, S; Wallington, S. 2013

4,776

USA. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey data in 10 territories

2008-10

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

14 %

Mother’s history of cervical screening (Pap test).

MooreCaldwell, S; et al. 1997

174

USA. Medical records from a university adolescent clinic and junior-senior private high school clinic

1992-3

HBV

Any adolescent attending the clinics

Available at routine healthcare provider at school based clinics

89 %

Adolescent and parent knowledge of hepatitis B, perceived risk.

Moss, J L; et al. 2013

105,121

USA. North Carolina Immunization Registry

Not available

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

28 %

Gender ratio, race, provider specialty and adolescent patient load, reminder/recall system, time to documentation in NCIR, computers per clinic, age of vaccine recommendation (Tdap, Meningococcal, HPV)

Musto, R; et al. 2013

35,592

Canada. Calgary zone Public Health vaccination database

2008-11

HPV

Grades 5 and 9

School-based programme and available at community public health clinics

75 % (School-based);

In-school vs community health clinic delivery model, socioeconomic status, school provider type, history of HBV.

36 % (community)

Neubrand, T; et al. 2009

352

USA. Medical records review from two different sites

2007-8

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

58 %

Age, race, insurance (private vs Medicaid/Child Health Insurance Program [CHIP]), and distance from home to the clinic, sexual activity prior to initiation of the series, history of an STI, cervical screening history within 3 years of vaccine initiation, reason for clinic visit

Niccolai, L; et al. 2011

7606

USA. NIS-Teen survey: Random digit dialing household survey.

2008-9

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

55 %

Race, socioeconomic status, age, maternal characteristics, insurance, healthcare utilization, geography (region) and year.

Perkins, R B; et al. 2012

7702

USA. Electronic medical records from Boston Medical/ community health centers

2007-8

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

20 %

Age, location, number of clinic visits in study period, race, risk behaviour (documentation of STI or alcohol use), history of meningococcal or tdap booster vaccine.

Pruitt, C N; et al. 2013

978

USA. Rochester Epidemiology Project records (REP) from medical records

2006-9

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

Somali girls: 52 %; white/non-Hispanic: 72 %

Somali ethnicity

Rahman, et al. 2013

2632

USA. Data from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Telephone survey

2008-10

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

17 %

Geography/ location

Reiter, P L; et al. 2009

229

USA. Telephone survey, North Carolina.

2007-8

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

83 %

Adverse events/ reported pain from HPV vaccination

Reiter, P; et al. 2013

1951

USA. NIS-Teen survey: Random digit telephone survey

2008-10

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

28 %

Age, race, healthcare utilization in last year, insurance, maternal characteristics, knowledge of HPV, provider recommendation, socioeconomic status.

Rouzier, R; Giordanella, J. 2010

77,744

France. CPAM social security database

2007-8

HPV

14 (Catch up to 23)

Available at routine healthcare provider

43 %

Age, provider (general practitioner vs. gynecologist)

Rubin, R; et al. 2012

10,821

USA, Administrative reimbursement data and medical records from medical group practices

2006-10

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

27 %

Pre-existing STD, age, provider medical department

Sakou, I I; et al. 2011

1005

Greece. Convenience sample of Adolescent Health Unit attendees

2009

HBV, HAV, HPV

HPV: 12–15; HAV, HBV: catch up 11–18

Available at routine healthcare provider

Not reported

Gender, race/ nationality, parental education, family status

Schluterman, N H; et al. 2011

8069

USA. Database of the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)

2006-10

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

11 %

Race, insurance status (publicly funded, private, or none), age (9–13, 14–17, or 18–26 years), and place of residence (urban or suburban Baltimore).

Schmidt, M A; et al. 2013

311213

USA. Administrative data from vaccination sites

2006-11

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

42 %

Age, calendar year

Schmitt, K; Thompson, D. 2013

n/a

USA. Statewide Immunization Registry

2001-11

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

52 %

Age, insurance, provider type, race

Seid, M; et al. 2001

800

USA. Survey to parents of children at 5 Schools, San Diego

1998

HBV

11–12

Available at routine healthcare provider

27 %

Provider, school based clinics, school socioeconomic status, home language, race, insurance, health care utilization, heard about mandatory vaccination from health care provider.

Smith, L M; et al. 2011

2519

Canada. Universal health insurance program database.

2007-10

HPV

School grade 8

School-based

86 %

Age, parental income, and place of residence, vaccination history, health services utilisation, medical history.

Tan, W; et al. 2011

138823

USA. NCIR immunisation registry

2006-2009

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

55 %

Race, age, county of residence, provider clinic type, insurance.

Teplow-Phipps, R; et al. 2014

1,494767

USA. Citywide Immunization Registry (CIR), New York City

2005-12

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

38.4 % (females)

Age, gender, insurance, clinic specific variables: provider practice-type, number of Tdap vaccines reported (proxy for practice size), and socioeconomic status of practice location.

35.7 % (males)

Tracy, J K; et al. 2010

9658

USA. Clinical data repository at the University of Maryland Medical Center

2006-10

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

31 %

Age, race.

Tung, C S; Middleman, A B. 2005

8918

USA, Data from 75 schools participating in HBII (Hep B immunization initiative).

1999-2000

HBV

13–15

School-based

59 %

Publicity/promotion, packet distribution, return of forms, ratio of students to clinic, provider characteristics

Verdenius, I; et al. 2013

1563

USA. Electronic medical records

2006-9

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

32 %

Age, type of health visit, healthcare utilization, concomitant healthcare delivery.

Widdice, L E; et al. 2011

3297

USA. Review of medical records from academic medical center

2006-8

HPV

11–12 (catch up to 26)

Available at routine healthcare provider

28 %

Age, race, insurance, healthcare utilization (DMPA), clinic location, time period of vaccine series initiation

LaMontagne, D; et al. 2011

7269

Peru, India, Uganda, Vietnam. Population based household survey

2008-10

HPV

Peru: grade 5; Uganda: grade 5 or age 10; Vietnam: grade 6 or age 11; India: 10–14.

School-based or health centre based in all 4 countries

Not reported

Delivery Strategy