Perceived Barriers and Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Adolescent HPV Vaccination among East Texas Providers
| dc.contributor.author | Kim, Sarah | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhou, Kelvin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Parker, Susan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kline, Kimberly N. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Montealegre, Jane R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | McGee, Lindy U. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-27T13:51:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-04-27T13:51:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-03-25 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-04-27T13:51:04Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Adolescents living in rural areas are less likely to be up to date on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which can prevent cervical cancer. We administered a telephone survey to 27 clinics in rural East Texas to assess perceived barriers to HPV vaccination and current use of evidence-based interventions to promote HPV vaccination. Perceived barriers were assessed using a 5-point Likert scale and clinical implementation of evidence-based practices was determined. Findings are reported using descriptive statistics. The most commonly reported barriers were missed vaccination opportunities due to the pandemic (66.7%), followed by vaccine hesitancy due to the pandemic (44.4%) and due to the HPV vaccine specifically (33.3%). Fewer than a third of clinics reported using the evidence-based strategies of use of a "refusal to vaccinate" form (29.6%), having an identified HPV vaccine champion (29.6%), and recommending the HPV vaccine at age 9 (22.2%). While many clinics surveyed currently implement evidence-based practices to promote HPV vaccination, there is a need and desire for additional HPV vaccination interventions in East Texas clinics. | |
| dc.description.department | Communication | |
| dc.identifier | doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040728 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Vaccines 11 (4): 728 (2023) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/1819 | |
| dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 United States | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | HPV vaccine | |
| dc.subject | rural health care | |
| dc.subject | Texas | |
| dc.subject | barriers | |
| dc.title | Perceived Barriers and Use of Evidence-Based Practices for Adolescent HPV Vaccination among East Texas Providers | |
| dc.type | Article |