Vaccination against human papillomavirus: A baseline survey of Canadian clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs

Duval, Bernard; Gîlca, Vladimir; McNeil, Shelly; Dobson, Simon; Money, Deborah; Gemmill, Ian; Sauvageau, Chantal; Ouakki, Manale

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.08.041

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“…Barriers identified are remarkably consistent with previous studies [8][9][10]. Despite the advent of a school-based vaccination program, the high cost of the vaccine was the most important barrier to high vaccine uptake identified by physicians.…”

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confidence: 84%

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The Perceived Role of Physicians with Regard to the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Wadi¹,

Poliquin²,

Poliquin³

et al. 2014

J Women's Health Care

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Pediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and family practitioners were surveyed about knowledge, attitudes and practice patterns regarding the Human Papillomavirus vaccine in the context of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommendation for immunizing girls aged 9 to 13 years and the initiation of school-based HPV vaccination program in the province of Manitoba. Knowledge scores were highest amongst obstetrician-gynecologists and female physicians. Pediatricians were more likely to recommend the vaccine to all eligible patients and were more likely to attempt to persuade those reluctant to be vaccinated. Female physicians were more likely to educate routinely about the HPV vaccine. Better knowledge about HPV is associated with increased likelihood to educate routinely about the vaccine, but counseling for vaccination in general is likely a knowledge gap for non-pediatricians.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…Study questions were adopted from a variety of previously published surveys on this topic [8][9][10]. Of note, one HPV vaccine knowledge question was excluded from the analysis on account of ambiguity identified by participants through written comments on the returned surveys.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Perceived Role of Physicians with Regard to the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Wadi¹,

Poliquin²,

Poliquin³

et al. 2014

J Women's Health Care

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“…Moreover, studies have shown that knowledge gaps are more common among pediatricians than obstetrician-gynecologists and family medicine physicians. 18 This is concerning given that pediatricians are more likely than other specialists to care for 11 and 12 y olds, the age group recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for HPV vaccination.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A brief educational intervention increases providers' human papillomavirus vaccine knowledge

Berenson¹,

Rahman

Hirth

et al. 2015

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Recommendation by a healthcare provider is critical to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in the US. However, current deficits in providers' knowledge of HPV and its vaccine are not fully understood and interventions to amend knowledge gaps are untested. To determine whether attending a structured presentation could increase provider knowledge of the HPV vaccine, we assessed knowledge levels of physicians, non-physician healthcare workers, and medical students before and after attending a 30-minute lecture held between October 2012 and June 2014. Paired t-test and McNemar's test were used to compare knowledge scores and the proportion of correct responses for each question, respectively. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to examine correlates of baseline knowledge and change in knowledge scores post-intervention. A total of 427 participants, including 75 physicians, 208 medical students, and 144 nurses or other healthcare workers, attended one of 16 presentations and responded to both pre-test and post-test surveys. Baseline knowledge was low among all groups, with scores higher among older participants and physicians/medical students. On average, knowledge scores significantly improved from 8 to 15 after the presentation (maximum possible score 16) (P < .001), irrespective of specialty, race/ethnicity, gender, and age. Although lower at baseline, knowledge scores of younger participants and non-physician healthcare workers (e.g., nurses, physician assistants (PAs), nursing students) improved the most of all groups. We conclude that a brief, structured presentation increased HPV knowledge among a variety of healthcare workers, even when their baseline knowledge was low.

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“…13 Widespread acceptance of HPV vaccine is likely to provide enormous public health benefits; 14,15 it is extremely important to gather data on HPV infection and vaccination. Such questioning has already taken place: several studies mainly address vaccine acceptability among parents of female adolescents, [16][17][18][19][20] female adolescents and young women, [21][22][23] and health care workers, [24][25][26] but very little research has targeted male adolescents.…”

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confidence: 99%

Vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus infection in male adolescents: Knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability among parents in Italy

Bianco¹,

Pileggi²,

Iozzo

et al. 2014

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Objectives: To elicit information about parents' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability toward HPV infection and vaccination of male adolescents in Italy; to identify subgroups of this population who exhibit poor knowledge about prevention of HPV infection and reveal negative attitudes toward HPV vaccination in relation to their male sons.Study design: Data were collected via self-administered anonymous questionnaire from 1021 parents of males aged 10 to 14 y who were recruited from a random sample of public secondary schools in the South of Italy.Results: Three-quarters (72.6%) reported that the vaccine is a preventive measure for HPV infection and 55.8% that condom use reduces the risk of HPV infection. A high education level, abundant sources of information about HPV infection received from physicians, and knowledge about HPV infection were factors significantly associated with high level of knowledge about preventive measures for HPV infection. 71% revealed their intentions to vaccinate their sons, and this intention was significantly associated with perceived benefits both for HPV vaccination for girls and for childhood recommended vaccinations as well as a need for additional information about HPV vaccination. 53.7% of the eligible parents reported that their daughters had been vaccinated against HPV.Conclusion: Results of the study suggest that the risk of acquiring HPV infection and HPV-related diseases is sorely underestimated. Knowledge on the benefits of adolescents' HPV vaccination in cancer prevention in both sexes should be improved to maximize uptake of HPV vaccination.

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Vaccination against human papillomavirus: A baseline survey of Canadian clinicians’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs

Cited by 67 publications

References 22 publications

The Perceived Role of Physicians with Regard to the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

The Perceived Role of Physicians with Regard to the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

A brief educational intervention increases providers' human papillomavirus vaccine knowledge

Vaccination against Human Papilloma Virus infection in male adolescents: Knowledge, attitudes, and acceptability among parents in Italy

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