Table 2.
Content and influence of professional organizations’ communication about HPV vaccine.
| Physicians who received information from: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Family Physicians (n=178) | American Academy of Pediatrics (n=311) | |||
|
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| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Content | ||||
| In the last year, I have heard from [AAFP/AAP] that… | ||||
| I should give a strong recommendation to all 11–12 year old boys | 115 | (65) | 233 | (75) |
| I should give a strong recommendation to all 11–12 year old girls | 134 | (75) | 252 | (81) |
| HPV vaccination rates are too low | 95 | (53) | 223 | (72) |
| It is important to identify parents’ concerns | 64 | (36) | 107 | (34) |
| Recommendations should be based on adolescents’ risk of getting HPV | 29 | (16) | 24 | (8) |
| Influence | ||||
| Information from [AAFP/AAP] about HPV vaccine for 11–12 year olds made me… | ||||
| Discuss it more often | 64 | (36) | 81 | (26) |
| Recommend it more often | 63 | (35) | 78 | (25) |
| Recommend it more strongly | 48 | (27) | 90 | (29) |
| Had no effect | 56 | (31) | 146 | (47) |
Note. AAFP: American Academy of Family Physicians. AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics. HPV: human papillomavirus. Content and influence assessed among physicians who reported receiving information from AAP (n=311) or AAFP (n=178).