Table 1.
Sample characteristics of the Study Population Collected in Florida in 2016 (N=340)
| Physician characteristics | Total samplea (n=340) n (%); m (SD) |
Pediatricians (n=160) n (%); m (SD) |
Family Medicine (n=146) n (%); m (SD) |
p-valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.002 | |||
| Male | 171 (51.5) | 67 (42.1) | 85 (59.9) | |
| Female | 161 (48.5) | 92 (57.9) | 57 (40.1) | |
| Age | 0.332 | |||
| 30–44 | 66 (19.4) | 28 (18.1) | 35 (25.2) | |
| 45–54 | 108 (33.3) | 53 (34.2) | 43 (30.9) | |
| 55–64 | 150 (46.3) | 74 (47.7) | 61 (43.9) | |
| Race | 0.305 | |||
| White/Caucasian | 195 (59.6) | 89 (57.1) | 88 (62.0) | |
| Black/African American | 23 (7.0) | 9 (5.8) | 12 (8.5) | |
| Asian | 35 (10.7) | 23 (14.7) | 12 (8.5) | |
| Other | 74 (22.6) | 35 (22.4) | 30 (21.1) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.006 | |||
| Hispanic | 145 (44.9) | 81 (51.9) | 50 (36.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 178 (55.1) | 75 (48.1) | 89 (64.0) | |
| Years practicing medicine | <0.001 | |||
| 15 or fewer | 120 (37.7) | 39 (25.3) | 68 (51.5) | |
| 16–24 | 112 (35.2) | 58 (37.7) | 40 (30.3) | |
| 25 or more | 86 (27.0) | 57 (37.0) | 24 (18.2) | |
| State completed residency | 0.837 | |||
| Florida | 102 (31.8) | 51 (32.7) | 45 (33.8) | |
| Other | 219 (68.2) | 105 (67.3) | 88 (66.2) | |
| Clinical specialty | ||||
| Pediatrics | 160 (49.1) | |||
| Family Medicine | 146 (44.8) | |||
| Otherc | 20 (6.1) | |||
| HPV knowledge (range 0–11) | 4.2 (2.3) | 4.9 (2.1) | 3.9 (2.2) | <0.001 |
| General clinic characteristics | Total sample |
Pediatricians (n=160) n (%); m (SD) |
Family Medicine (n=146) n (%); m (SD) |
p-value |
| HPV-specific AFIX activities | 0.063 | |||
| No AFIX Activities | 206 (60.6) | 84 (52.5) | 92 (63.0) | |
| At least 1 AFIX Activity | 134 (39.4) | 76 (47.5) | 54 (37.0) | |
| Number of physicians | 0.143 | |||
| 1 | 105 (32.0) | 47 (29.7) | 52 (35.6) | |
| 2–5 | 48 (14.6) | 21 (13.3) | 24 (16.4) | |
| 6–15 | 162 (49.4) | 87 (55.1) | 63 (43.2) | |
| 16 or more | 13 (4.0) | 3 (1.9) | 7 (4.8) | |
| Clinic situation | 0.004 | |||
| Single specialty | 234 (70.9) | 125 (79.1) | 92 (64.3) | |
| Multi-specialty | 81 (24.5) | 31 (19.6) | 41 (28.7) | |
| Other | 15 (4.5) | 2 (1.3) | 10 (7.0) | |
| Clinic arrangement | 0.065 | |||
| Full or part owner | 170 (51.5) | 91 (58.0) | 68 (47.6) | |
|
Employee of physician- owned practice |
62 (18.8) | 34 (21.7) | 24 (16.8) | |
|
Employee of hospital/hospital system |
38 (11.5) | 11 (7.0) | 22 (15.4) | |
|
Employee of a group or HMO |
16 (4.8) | 7 (4.5) | 6 (4.2) | |
|
Employee of hospital, clinic, or university |
28 (8.5) | 10 (6.4) | 16 (11.2) | |
| Other | 16 (4.8) | 4 (2.5) | 7 (4.9) | |
| Clinic location | 0.282 | |||
| Urban | 178 (53.8) | 90 (57.3) | 69 (48.3) | |
| Suburban | 116 (35.0) | 51 (32.5) | 55 (38.5) | |
| Rural/Other | 37 (11.2) | 16 (10.2) | 19 (13.3) | |
| Race/ethnicity of patients | <0.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 140 (42.4) | 49 (31.4) | 78 (54.5) | |
| Otherd | 190 (57.6) | 107 (68.6) | 65 (45.5) | |
| Typical daily patient load | <0.001 | |||
| Less than 20 | 99 (29.8) | 38 (24.1) | 48 (33.6) | |
| 20–24 | 93 (28.0) | 36 (22.8) | 51 (35.7) | |
| 25 or more | 140 (42.2) | 84 (53.2) | 44 (30.8) | |
| Use EMR? | 0.028 | |||
| Yes | 296 (88.4) | 133 (84.2) | 133 (92.4) | |
| No | 39 (11.6) | 25 (15.8) | 11 (7.6) | |
|
Vaccine specific characteristics |
Total sample |
Pediatricians (n=160) n (%); m (SD) |
Family Medicine (n=146) n (%); m (SD) |
p-value |
| Administer the HPV vaccine to males |
<0.001 | |||
| No | 113 (33.3) | 13 (8.1) | 76 (52.1) | |
| Yes | 226 (66.7) | 147 (91.9) | 70 (47.9) | |
| Administer the HPV vaccine to females |
<0.001 | |||
| No | 94 (27.6) | 9 (5.6) | 63 (43.2) | |
| Yes | 246 (72.4) | 151 (94.4) | 83 (56.8) | |
| VFC provider | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 176 (52.2) | 135 (84.9) | 34 (23.4) | |
| No | 138 (40.9) | 23 (14.5) | 93 (64.1) | |
| I don’t know | 23 (6.8) | 1 (0.6) | 18 (12.4) | |
| HPV reminder prompts used | 0.002 | |||
| Didn’t use any reminders | 98 (28.8) | 29 (18.1) | 51 (34.9) | |
| Used one reminder | 129 (37.9) | 63 (39.4) | 54 (37.0) | |
| Used more than 1 reminder | 113 (33.2) | 68 (42.5) | 41 (28.1) | |
| Have vaccine coordinator | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 243 (73.0) | 143 (90.5) | 85 (59.4) | |
| No | 81 (24.3) | 13 (8.2) | 54 (37.8) | |
| I don’t know | 9 (2.7) | 2 (1.3) | 4 (2.8) |
Abbreviations: HPV (human papillomavirus), AFIX (assessment, feedback, incentives, exchange of information), HMO (health maintenance organization), EMR (electronic medical record), VFC (vaccines for children)
Percentages in this column do not include missing data. Less than 6% of data on any given variable was missing.
p-value indicates the statistical difference between family medicine physicians and pediatricians
”Other” category for physician specialty includes: internal medicine, general practice, urgent care/emergency medicine, pediatric subspecialties, adult-only family medicine, allergy/immunology
”Other” category for patient race/ethnicity includes: Non-Hispanic Black (n=25), Hispanic (n=102), Native American/Alaska Native (n=2), other/multiracial (n=14), and no definable majority (n=47)