HPV Vaccination Rates in Military Females: The Need for a Multi-Level and Evidence-Based Approach

Am J Health Promot. 2025 Feb;39(2):200-203. doi: 10.1177/08901171241282579. Epub 2024 Sep 9.

Abstract

To mitigate the impact of personal and structural barriers hindering HPV vaccination in military women, multiple research studies have advocated for adding the HPV vaccine to the mandatory list for enlistees. Intervention Mapping (IM) is a systematic and stepwise theory-based approach that has been used to inform the development of health promotion interventions and implementation strategies in community and clinical settings at national, regional, and global levels. Development and evaluation of effective strategies and multi-level interventions using IM may increase the uptake of the HPV vaccine among military females who are at-risk of HPV infections and associated co-morbidities.

Keywords: HPV infection; HPV vaccine; intervention mapping; military females; vaccination policies.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Health Promotion* / methods
  • Health Promotion* / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Military Personnel*
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / prevention & control
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines* / administration & dosage
  • United States
  • Vaccination / statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Papillomavirus Vaccines