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A Population-Based Evaluation of a Publicly Funded, School-Based HPV Vaccine Program in British Columbia, Canada: Parental Factors Associated with HPV Vaccine Receipt 1 2 1 3 2 1 Gina Ogilvie *, Maureen Anderson , Fawziah Marra , Shelly McNeil , Karen Pielak , Meena Dawar , 2 1 1 1 1 1 Marilyn McIvor , Thomas Ehlen , Simon Dobson , Deborah Money , David M. Patrick , Monika Naus 1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2 BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada, 3 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Abstract Background: Information on factors that influence parental decisions for actual human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine receipt in publicly funded, school-based HPV vaccine programs for girls is limited. We report on the level of uptake of the first dose of the HPV vaccine, and determine parental factors associated with receipt of the HPV vaccine, in a publicly funded school- based HPV vaccine program in British Columbia, Canada. Methods and Findings: All parents of girls enrolled in grade 6 during the academic year of September 2008–June 2009 in the province of British Columbia were eligible to participate. Eligible households identified through the provincial public health information system were randomly selected and those who consented completed a validated survey exploring factors associated with HPV vaccine uptake. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to calculate adjusted odds ratios to identify the factors that were associated with parents’ decision to vaccinate their daughter(s) against HPV. 2,025 parents agreed to complete the survey, and 65.1%