This article was published in BMC-Public Health by Dan Wu from Nanjing Medical University and Jing Li from West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University and their teams. The study used a sequential mixed-methods approach with the objective to identify potential factors that lead to HPV vaccination delay among adolescent girls in China. The study found that Chinese caregivers delaying their children’s vaccination to wait for the 9-valent HPV vaccine is influenced by a combination of individual and contextual factors. Targeted health communication strategies are needed to accelerate HPV vaccination coverage among adolescents.
Independent and joint associations of sex and birth order with non‑national immunization program vaccine coverage among Chinese children: a cross-sectional analysis
This research conducted by Prof. Xiaolin Xu and team from Zhejiang University, was published in the International Journal for Equity in Health. Based on a 2022 survey in Zhejiang and Henan provinces, the study analyzed the independent and joint associations of sex and birth order with non-National Immunization Program (non-NIP) vaccine coverage among Chinese children aged 1–6. The results showed that birth order was an important factor influencing vaccination, with the lowest coverage observed among later-born girls, particularly third or later-born daughters.
