Table 1.
Demographic, practice, and, patient characteristics, knowledge, perceived barriers, and vaccine practices by provider specialtya (N = 433)
| Total (N = 433) n (%) |
Pediatricians (n = 319) n (%) |
Family Physicians (n = 57) n (%) |
Obstetricians/Gynecologists (n = 57) n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age (yr) | ||||
| 25–39 | 63 (14.6) | 43 (13.5) | 7 (12.3) | 13 (22.8) |
| 40–49 | 143 (33.0) | 115 (36.1) | 11 (19.3) | 17 (29.8) |
| 50+ | 208 (48.0) | 148 (46.4) | 38 (66.7) | 22 (38.6) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 233 (53.8) | 162 (50.8) | 35 (61.4) | 36 (63.2) |
| Female | 193 (44.6) | 151 (47.3) | 22 (38.6) | 20 (35.1) |
| Race | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 206 (47.6) | 155 (48.6) | 23 (40.4) | 28 (49.1) |
| Other | 200 (46.2) | 142 (44.5) | 32 (56.1) | 26 (45.6) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 (32.6) | 109 (34.2) | 15 (26.3) | 17 (29.8) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 283 (65.4) | 202 (63.3) | 41 (71.9) | 40 (70.2) |
| Practice characteristics | ||||
| No. of physicians | ||||
| 1 | 132 (30.5) | 89 (27.9) | 30 (52.6) | 13 (22.8) |
| 2–15 | 271 (62.6) | 205 (64.3) | 25 (43.9) | 41 (71.9) |
| 16+ | 26 (6.0) | 21 (6.6) | 2 (3.5) | 3 (5.3) |
| No. of specialties | ||||
| Single | 349 (80.6) | 268 (84.0) | 34 (59.7) | 47 (82.5) |
| Multiple | 64 (14.8) | 41 (12.9) | 17 (29.8) | 6 (10.5) |
| Other | 18 (4.2) | 9 (2.8) | 5 (8.8) | 4 (7.0) |
| Type | ||||
| Private practice | 360 (83.1) | 279 (87.5) | 35 (61.4) | 46 (80.7) |
| Other | 63 (14.6) | 36 (11.3) | 17 (29.8) | 10 (17.5) |
| Arrangement | ||||
| Full/part-owner physician practice | 274 (63.3) | 214 (67.1) | 29 (50.9) | 31 (54.4) |
| Other | 151 (34.9) | 100 (31.4) | 25 (43.9) | 26 (45.6) |
| No. of patients/day | ||||
| ≤14 | 105 (24.3) | 67 (21.0) | 19 (33.3) | 19 (33.3) |
| 15–19 | 135 (31.2) | 103 (32.3) | 20 (35.1) | 12 (21.1) |
| ≥20 | 181 (41.8) | 139 (43.6) | 17 (29.8) | 25 (43.9) |
| VFC provider | ||||
| Yes | 343 (79.2) | 300 (94.0) | 36 (63.2) | 7 (12.3) |
| No | 73 (16.9) | 13 (4.1) | 16 (28.1) | 44 (77.2) |
| Don’t know | 12 (2.8) | 3 (0.9) | 3 (5.3) | 6 (10.5) |
| Refer patients for vaccine | ||||
| No | 335 (77.4) | 284 (89.0) | 36 (63.2) | 15 (26.3) |
| Yes, to federally qualified health center/health department/other | 98 (22.6) | 35 (11.0) | 21 (36.8) | 42 (73.7) |
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| Patient race (majority) | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 87 (20.1) | 60 (18.8) | 13 (22.8) | 14 (24.6) |
| Other | 336 (77.6) | 253 (79.3) | 40 (70.2) | 43 (75.4) |
| HPV knowledge | ||||
| Less (0–4 correct answers) | 224 (51.7) | 185 (58.0) | 30 (52.6) | 9 (15.8) |
| More (5–6 correct answers) | 209 (48.3) | 134 (42.0) | 27 (47.4) | 48 (84.2) |
| Perceived barriers related to HPV vaccination | ||||
| Overall | ||||
| Low | 139 (32.1) | 105 (32.9) | 12 (21.1) | 22 (38.6) |
| Medium | 130 (30.0) | 98 (30.7) | 13 (22.8) | 19 (33.3) |
| High | 162 (37.4) | 115 (36.1) | 32 (56.1) | 15 (26.3) |
| Vaccine practices | ||||
| Strategies to ensure HPV vaccine completion | ||||
| 0 | 51 (11.8) | 30 (9.4) | 13 (22.8) | 8 (14.0) |
| 1 | 65 (15.0) | 53 (16.6) | 7 (12.3) | 5 (8.8) |
| 2+ | 317 (73.2) | 236 (74.0) | 37 (64.9) | 44 (77.2) |
a
Percentages may not add up to 100% due to missing data.
Abbreviations: HPV, human papillomavirus; VFC, Vaccines for Children.