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. 2023 Dec 5;23:923. doi: 10.1186/s12909-023-04807-y

Table 2.

Assessment of confidence with pre-test and post-test

Pre-test  Post-test p values
Confidence N Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
1. Ability to identify patients aged 19–26 who need HPV vaccination? 144 3.3 (0.8) 3.7 (0.5) < 0.001
    OB/GYN 16 3.8 (0.4) 3.9 (0.3) 0.333
    Med/Peds 20 3.8 (0.4) 3.9 (0.3) 0.163
    Family Medicine 49 3.4 (0.6) 3.6 (0.6) 0.002
    Internal Medicine 59 3.0 (0.9) 3.6 (0.5) < 0.001
2. Ability to identify patients aged 27–45 who need HPV vaccination? 144 2.7 (0.9) 3.5 (0.6) < 0.001
    OB/GYN 16 3.5 (0.6) 3.8 (0.4) 0.020
    Med/Peds 20 3.0 (0.9) 3.7 (0.6) < 0.001
    Family Medicine 49 2.9 (0.8) 3.5 (0.6) < 0.001
    Internal Medicine 59 2.3 (0.9) 3.4 (0.6) < 0.001
3. Knowledge of the recommended schedule and timing for HPV vaccination  144 3.0 (0.8) 3.6 (0.5) < 0.001
    OB/GYN 16 3.4 (0.7) 3.7 (0.5) 0.041
    Med/Peds 20 3.4 (0.6) 3.9 (0.3) 0.002
    Family Medicine 49 3.1 (0.8) 3.6 (0.6) < 0.001
    Internal Medicine 59 2.6 (0.8) 3.5 (0.6) < 0.001
4. Ability to counsel your patients on HPV vaccination? 144 3.0 (0.8) 3.6 (0.5) < 0.001
    OB/GYN 16 3.5 (0.5) 3.8 (0.4) 0.041
    Med/Peds 20 3.4 (0.9) 3.8 (0.4) 0.015
    Family Medicine 49 3.2 (0.6) 3.7 (0.6) < 0.001
    Internal Medicine 59 2.7 (0.8) 3.5 (0.5) < 0.001

• Confidence Variable (1 = not confident, 4 = extremely confident)