Table 5.
Characteristics | Human papillomavirus vaccine recommendation knowledge | P value | ||
Lower knowledge (N=64) | High knowledge (N=190) | |||
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Vaccines for children provider statusa | .03b | |||
Yes | 36 (21.3) | 133 (78.7) | ||
No or Do not know | 22 (30.1) | 51 (69.9) | ||
Do not provide vaccinesc | 6 (54.6) | 5 (45.4) | ||
Specialty | .20d | |||
Pediatrician | 15 (20.0) | 60 (80.0) | ||
Family practice physician | 34 (25.0) | 102 (75.0) | ||
Nurse practitioner | 15 (34.9) | 28 (65.1) | ||
Practice typea | .72d | |||
Private (solo or group) | 22 (26.2) | 62 (73.8) | ||
Primary care or Othere | 21 (21.7) | 76 (78.3) | ||
Institutional or University settings | 9 (24.3) | 28 (75.7) | ||
Hospital or Urgent care clinic | 10 (31.2) | 22 (68.8) | ||
Practice size (number of physicians)a | .07d | |||
1-5 | 26 (29.9) | 61 (70.1) | ||
6-10 | 17 (30.4) | 39 (69.6) | ||
>10 | 18 (17.3) | 86 (82.7) | ||
Number of patients per daya | .20d | |||
<15 | 19 (26.4) | 53 (73.6) | ||
15-19 | 21 (30.4) | 48 (69.6) | ||
20-29 | 16 (28.6) | 40 (71.4) | ||
≥30 | 7 (14.0) | 43 (86.0) | ||
Number of patients per weeka | .35d | |||
<25 | 11 (28.2) | 28 (71.8) | ||
25-49 | 28 (29.5) | 67 (70.5) | ||
≥50 | 24 (21.0) | 90 (79.0) | ||
Most common patient paymenta | .07d | |||
Private insurance | 32 (20.2) | 126 (79.8) | ||
Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program | 16 (29.6) | 38 (70.4) | ||
Uninsured, Self-pay, Other, or Do not know | 15 (36.6) | 26 (63.4) | ||
Patient population is Hispanic majority | .98d | |||
Yes | 7 (25.0) | 21 (75.0) | ||
No | 57 (25.2) | 169 (74.8) |
aVaccines for children provider not applicable or missing=1; Practice type not applicable or missing=4; Practice size not applicable or missing=7; Number of patients per day other, not applicable, or missing=7; Number of patients per week other, not applicable, or missing=6; Most common patient payment not applicable or missing=1.
bFisher exact test. Italics indicate P value less than .05.
cIndividuals who see patients but do not provide vaccinations (eg, oncology).
dChi-square test.
eIncludes ambulatory care, primary care clinic, health department, federally qualified health center, and other.