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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
HPV vaccination of boys in primary care practices
Academic Pediatrics, Volume 13, No. 5, Year 2013
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OBJECTIVE: In October 2011, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV4) for the routine immunization schedule for 11- To 12-year-old boys. Before October 2011, HPV4 was permissively recommended for boys.We conducted a study in 2010 to provide data that could guide efforts to implement routine HPV4 immunization in boys. Our objectives were to describe primary care physicians': 1) knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disease and HPV4, 2) recommendation and administration practices regarding HPV vaccine in boys compared to girls, 3) perceived barriers to HPV4 administration in boys, and 4) personal and practice characteristics associated with recommending HPV4 to boys. METHODS: We conducted a mail and Internet survey in a nationally representative sample of pediatricians and family medicine physicians from July 2010 to September 2010. RESULTS: The response rate was 72% (609 of 842). Most physicians thought that the routine use of HPV4 in boys was justified. Although it was permissively recommended, 33% recommended HPV4 to 11- To 12-year-old boys and recommended it more strongly to older male adolescents. The most common barriers to HPV4 administration were related to vaccine financing. Physicians who reported recommending HPV4 for 11- To 12-year-old boys were more likely to be from urban locations, perceive that HPV4 is efficacious, perceive that HPV-related disease is severe, and routinely discuss sexual health with 11- To 12-year-olds. CONCLUSIONS: Although most physicians support HPV4 for boys, physician education and evidence-based tools are needed to improve implementation of a vaccination program for males in primary care settings. Copyright © 2013 by Academic Pediatric Association.
Authors & Co-Authors
Allison, Mandy A.
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
United States, Aurora
The Children's Hospital, Aurora
Dunne, Eileen Frances
United States, Aurora
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
Markowitz, Lauri Ellen
United States, Aurora
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
United States, Atlanta
National Center for Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, Std, and tb Prevention
O'Leary, Sean T.
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
United States, Aurora
The Children's Hospital, Aurora
Crane, Lori A.
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
United States, Aurora
Colorado School of Public Health
Hurley, Laura P.
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
United States, Denver
Denver Health
Stokley, Shannon
Uganda
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Babbel, Christine I.
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
Brtnikova, Michaela
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
Beaty, Brenda
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
United States, Denver
Colorado Health Outcomes Program
Kempe, Allison
United States, Aurora
Children's Outcomes Research Program
United States, Aurora
The Children's Hospital, Aurora
United States, Denver
Colorado Health Outcomes Program
Statistics
Citations: 45
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.acap.2013.03.006
ISSN:
18762859
e-ISSN:
18762867
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male
Female