Coverage rates of the school-based vaccination program for human papillomavirus among female participants in grades 6 and 9 in British Columbia, 2008–2013
| Grade in school | % of participants who completed the series (by year of grade completion) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| 6 | 61.8 | 59.9 | 68.2 | 68.7 | 68.8 |
| 9 | 62.1 | 58.1 | 61.7 | * | * |
Note: HPV = human papillomavirus.
↵* Coverage rates for girls who were in grade 9 in 2011/12 and 2012/13 were not assessed because these girls had been offered 3 doses of the HPV vaccine in grade 6 in 2008/09 and 2009/10, respectively. Therefore, their coverage rates can be observed in the grade 6 results.