2017
Declines in Human Papillomavirus (HPV)–Associated High-Grade Cervical Lesions After Introduction of HPV Vaccines in Connecticut, United States, 2008–2015
Niccolai LM, Meek JI, Brackney M, Hadler JL, Sosa LE, Weinberger DM. Declines in Human Papillomavirus (HPV)–Associated High-Grade Cervical Lesions After Introduction of HPV Vaccines in Connecticut, United States, 2008–2015. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017, 65: 884-889. PMID: 28520854, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screeningCervical lesionsRisk behaviorsHPV vaccinationVaccination coverageHuman papillomavirusCancer screeningBirth cohortHigh-grade cervical lesionsHPV vaccination coverageRates of CIN2Cervical intraepithelial neoplasiaHigh-grade lesionsSexual risk behaviorsSignificant declineHPV vaccineVaccine impactIntraepithelial neoplasiaCervical cancerRisk factorsSurveillance periodSimilar epidemiologyChlamydia trachomatisCohort patternsNegative binomial regression
2013
Declining Rates of High-Grade Cervical Lesions in Young Women in Connecticut, 2008–2011
Niccolai LM, Julian PJ, Meek JI, McBride V, Hadler JL, Sosa LE. Declining Rates of High-Grade Cervical Lesions in Young Women in Connecticut, 2008–2011. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2013, 22: 1446-1450. PMID: 23704476, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade cervical lesionsCervical lesionsVaccine impactAge 21Young womenEarly vaccine impactHPV vaccine initiationCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaHuman papillomavirus type 16Women ages 21Women age 25Papillomavirus type 16Federal poverty levelCensus tract measuresFemales ages 21Vaccine initiationHPV vaccineIntraepithelial neoplasiaSurveillance registryCervical cancerCervical neoplasiaContinued surveillanceType 16Health disparitiesAge 25
2012
Geographic poverty and racial/ethnic disparities in cervical cancer precursor rates in Connecticut, 2008-2009.
Niccolai LM, Julian PJ, Bilinski A, Mehta NR, Meek JI, Zelterman D, Hadler JL, Sosa L. Geographic poverty and racial/ethnic disparities in cervical cancer precursor rates in Connecticut, 2008-2009. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 103: 156-63. PMID: 22515856, PMCID: PMC3518345, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2011.300447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine impactStatewide surveillance dataCervical cancer precursorsAge-specific ratesVaccine impactCervical cancerCancer precursorsInverse associationVaccination strategiesGeographic measuresGrade 2Poisson regressionEthnic disparitiesSurveillance dataWomen