Missed Opportunities for Adolescent HPV Vaccination in the United States: Parents' Perceptions of a Range of Healthcare Providers and Settings
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Non-traditional healthcare settings like dental offices and pharmacies could improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine access but are underutilized. Parents prefer traditional settings, missing opportunities to increase HPV vaccination rates.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Vaccinology
- Health Services Research
Background
- Non-traditional healthcare settings offer potential for increased human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine accessibility.
- Underutilization of these settings represents a missed opportunity for improving vaccination rates.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine U.S. parents' perceptions of HPV vaccine recommendations from healthcare providers.
- To assess perceived convenience and likelihood of HPV vaccination across various healthcare settings.
- To compare these perceptions based on the Transtheoretical Model stages of change.
Main Methods
- Online survey administered via Qualtrics to U.S. parents of adolescents aged 11-12.
- Assessment of perceptions regarding HPV vaccination in different provider types and settings.
- One-way repeated measures ANOVAs used to evaluate convenience, likelihood, and provider recommendation importance for parents in preparation and contemplation stages.
Main Results
- Family practice and pediatric offices were rated as the most convenient and likely settings for HPV vaccination across all stages of change.
- Dental offices were perceived as least convenient and least likely, with dental provider recommendations rated as least important.
- Parents in the contemplation stage rated pharmacies lower for convenience and likelihood compared to other settings.
Conclusions
- There is a significant missed opportunity for HPV vaccination in non-traditional settings like dental offices and pharmacies.
- Enhancing education about HPV and vaccine availability in alternative settings could boost uptake.
- Interventions targeting non-traditional settings may help move parents toward vaccination preparation and action.
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