HPV vaccine recommendation practices of current and future physicians in North Carolina: an exploratory study

Autor:	Alice R Richman, Essie Torres, Qiang Wu, David Eldridge, Luan Lawson
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Papillomavirus Infections Vaccination Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Education Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires North Carolina Humans Female Papillomavirus Vaccines Practice Patterns Physicians' Child
Zdroj:	Health Education Research. 37:213-226
ISSN:	1465-3648 0268-1153
DOI:	10.1093/her/cyac016
Popis:	We assessed human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention practices and HPV literacy of pediatricians, family physicians and medical students in North Carolina. An online survey was distributed to physicians in 2018, and paper surveys were collected among medical students in 2019. Surveys measured HPV literacy, HPV prevention practices and HPV prevention self-efficacy. In terms of comfort, 27% of medical students and 24% of physicians anticipated having an uncomfortable conversion when recommending the vaccine to patients. Most physicians (76%, n = 230) followed the HPV vaccine age recommendation guidelines; however, those with higher HPV vaccine knowledge were more compliant with the guidelines (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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