Determinants of dentists' readiness to assess HPV risk and recommend immunization: A transtheoretical model of change-based cross-sectional study of Ontario dentists
| Autor: | Chimere Okoronkwo, Virginia J. Dodd, Musfer Aldossri, Heather Manson, Sonica Singhal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Vaccine safety
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Viral Diseases Scope of practice Cross-sectional study Dentists Oral Health Geographical locations 0302 clinical medicine Medical Conditions Medicine and Health Sciences Public and Occupational Health 030212 general & internal medicine Ontario Vaccines Multidisciplinary Action stage Middle Aged Vaccination and Immunization Vaccination Infectious Diseases Oncology Medicine Female Research Article Adult medicine.medical_specialty Human Papillomavirus Infection Canada Infectious Disease Control Patients Attitude of Health Personnel Science Urology Oral Medicine Immunology Sexually Transmitted Diseases HPV vaccines 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult medicine Humans Papillomavirus Vaccines business.industry Genitourinary Infections Papillomavirus Infections Transtheoretical model Cancers and Neoplasms Biology and Life Sciences 030206 dentistry Health Care Cross-Sectional Studies Transtheoretical Model Immunization Family medicine North America Preventive Medicine People and places business |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 2, p e0247043 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Objectives To evaluate dentists’ readiness to assess the history of human papilloma virus (HPV) infections and recommend immunization among their patients. Materials and methods A link to a self-administered questionnaire was emailed to Ontario dentists. Dentists’ readiness and its determinants were assessed based on Transtheoretical Model’s ‘stages’ and ‘processes’ of change, respectively. Based on their current practices, dentists were either assigned to ‘pre-action’ or ‘action+’ stages. Results Of the 9,975 dentists contacted, 932 completed the survey; 51.9% participants were in action stage to assess the history of HPV infections and 20.5% to recommend immunization. Internationally-trained and those whose office’s physical layout was not a concern to discuss patients’ sexual history were more likely to assess the history. Dentists with higher knowledge about HPV vaccines, not concerned about the HPV vaccine safety, comfortable discussing sex-related topics with patients, or willing to exceed their scope of practice were more ready to recommend HPV immunization to their patients. Conclusion Improving Ontario dentists’ knowledge and communication skills and changing their self-perceived role regarding HPV infections and vaccination can increase their capacity to minimize the burden of HPV infections. |
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