Physician knowledge and opinions about sexually transmitted infections and the human papillomavirus vaccine: a community based survey

Autor:	Christy F, Pearce, Lynlee M, Wolfe, Stephen E, DePasquale, J Michael, Breen
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Attitude of Health Personnel Papillomavirus Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Viral Pediatrics Tennessee Health Care Surveys Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Female Clinical Competence Papillomavirus Vaccines Child
Zdroj:	Tennessee medicine : journal of the Tennessee Medical Association. 102(3)
ISSN:	1088-6222
Popis:	The new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is targeted to pre-adolescents; therefore pediatric providers will be its most frequent supplier.A survey focusing on physician knowledge and opinions about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the HPV vaccine was distributed to pediatric providers in Chattanooga, TN.Response rate of 171 distributed surveys was 59 percent. Most doctors rated their STI knowledge base as adequate (93 percent), felt comfortable counseling on STIs (80 percent), and felt comfortable counseling about the vaccine and administering it (78 percent). Most also felt the vaccine should be incorporated into the current pediatric vaccination schedule (63 percent) eventually for males and (females (63 percent), aged 10-14 years (54 percent). While four percent of respondents felt this vaccine might promote a false sense of security against STIs, none felt it would promote promiscuity.Most surveyed providers feel comfortable counseling their patients about STIs and support the current recommendations for the HPV vaccine.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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