| Knowledge and Beliefs |
|
| HPV infection and its complications are serious enough to warrant a vaccine |
95% |
100% |
93% |
0.07 |
| Offering the HPV vaccine provides an opportunity to discuss sex education |
88% |
87% |
88% |
0.88 |
| Not sure or thinks it is not yet known if vaccine provides long lasting immunity |
72% |
76% |
70% |
0.51 |
| Children receive too many vaccines |
22% |
10% |
29% |
0.10 |
|
| Provider Barriers |
|
| No time to educate parents or patients about the vaccine |
66% |
59% |
70% |
0.44 |
| Cost of the vaccine is a barrier to recommending it |
46% |
49% |
45% |
0.69 |
| National or local guidelines for HPV vaccine are not clear |
45% |
49% |
43% |
0.59 |
|
| Perceived Patient Barriers |
|
| Lack of preventive care visits impede HPV vaccine recommendation |
71% |
70% |
69% |
0.92 |
| Concerns with the safety of the vaccine or side effects |
53% |
40% |
60% |
0.25 |
| Parents/Patient would not like to discuss because HPV is a sexually transmitted infection |
48% |
42% |
49% |
0.45 |
