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. 2013 Aug 8;8(8):e71295. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071295

Table 2. Clinic- and Systems-Level Characteristics for Each HPV4 Dose.

1st Dose 2nd Dose 3rd Dose
10–17 yrs 18–26 yrs All ages 10–17 yrs 18–26 yrs All ages 10–17 yrs 18–26 yrs All ages
Reason for Visit, n (%) N = 258 N = 1305 N = 1563 N = 188 N = 724 N = 912 N = 119 N = 384 N = 503
Preventive 36 (14%) 131 (10%) 167 (11%) 10 (5%) 33 (5%) 43 (5%) 17 (14%) 41 (11%) 58 (12%)
Acute Visit 16 (6%) 127 (10%) 143 (9%) 8 (4%) 33 (5%) 41 (5%) 10 (8%) 24 (6%) 34 (7%)
Follow up from an acute visit 7 (3%) 25 (2%) 32 (2%) 4 (2%) 24 (3%) 28 (3%) 4 (3%) 19 (5%) 23 (5%)
Postpartum 36 (14%) 318 (24%) 354 (23%) 10 (5%) 63 (9%) 73 (8%) 3 (3%) 8 (2%) 11 (2%)
Other 14 (5%) 40 (3%) 54 (4%) 6 (3%) 45 (6%) 51 (6%) 7 (6%) 28 (7%) 35 (7%)
HPV4-only 149 (58%) 664 (51%) 813 (52%) 150 (80%) 526 (73%) 676 (74%) 78 (66%) 264 (69%) 342 (68%)
Selective Prescriptions/Vaccinations Received at Visit By Medication Class, n (%) N = 79 N = 291 N = 370 N = 17 N = 98 N = 115 N = 19 N = 73 N = 92
Other vaccinations* 37 (47%) 128 (44%) 165 (45%) 10 (59%) 22 (22%) 32 (28%) 6 (32%) 8 (11%) 14 (15%)
Birth Control 23 (29%) 74 (25%) 97 (26%) 4 (24%) 40 (41%) 44 (38%) 7 (37%) 31 (43%) 38 (41%)
Antibiotics 3 (4%) 33 (11%) 36 (10%) 1 (6%) 18 (18%) 19 (17%) 1 (5%) 15 (21%) 16 (17%)
Antimycotics 1 (1%) 11 (4%) 12 (3%) 0 (0%) 7 (7%) 7 (6%) 2 (11%) 7 (10%) 9 (10%)
Number of Prescriptions per visit, mean (95% CI) 0.31 (0.21, 0.412) 0.22 (0.18, 0.26) 0.24 (0.21, 0.27) 0.09 (0.04, 0.14) 0.14 (0.11, 0.17) 0.13 (0.10, 0.16) 0.16 (0.09, 0.23) 0.19 (0.14, 0.24) 0.18 (0.14, 0.22
*

Other vaccines given at the same time as HPV4 include TDaP, Td, Hep A, HepA/HepB combination, seasonal flu vaccine, meningitis (MCV4), MMR, pneumococcal vaccine, or varicella virus vaccine.

Birth control includes oral contraceptive pills, OrthoEvra® patch, Nuvaring®, or Depo-Provera® injection.

Prescriptions include 35 classes of pharmacy dispensed prescriptions in all forms (injectable, oral, suppository, topical, or inhaler) and other vaccines received at the visit, excluding HPV4 vaccination.

CI means confidence intervals.