Table 2.
Frequency and percentage of beliefs and attitudes changes about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine after lecture (N = 256).
| Beliefs and Attitudes | # of people who regressed their attitude (%) | # of people with same attitude (%) | # of people who improved their attitude (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disagree |
Neutral |
Agree |
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| I believe that the HPV vaccine provides more benefit than harm. (A) | 8 (3.2) | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 224 (88.9) | 18 (7.1) |
| The HPV vaccine should not be offered to patients until they are sexually active. (D) | 17 (6.8) | 6 (2.4) | 2 (0.8) | 184 (73.0) | 43 (17.0) |
| I think that the HPV vaccine can cause serious side effects. (D) | 15 (6.1) | 4 (1.6) | 9 (3.6) | 161 (65.2) | 58 (23.5) |
| The HPV vaccine saves lives. (A) | 6 (2.4) | 0 | 4 (1.6) | 218 (86.2) | 23 (9.8) |
| I expect to see benefits from HPV vaccination in my patient population. (A) | 6 (2.4) | 0 | 6 (2.4) | 217 (86.1) | 22 (9.1) |
| HPV is an important public health threat. (A) | 6 (2.4) | 0 | 2 (0.8) | 231 (92.0) | 14 (4.8) |
| I believe the HPV vaccine should be required for school attendance. (A) | 15 (5.9) | 31 (12.2) | 46 (18.1) | 83 (32.7) | 79 (31.1) |
Parenthetical “A” or “D” following each Belief and Attitudes statement indicate whether “Agree” or “Disagree,” respectively, was the target response. Bolded values indicate improvement >15%.