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. 2019 Dec 6;16(5):1139–1144. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1692558

Table 3.

Change in comfort with HPV vaccine counseling among medical students after lecture on HPV.

Survey statement Mean score at pretest Mean score at posttest Mean change between pre- and post- tests (95% CI)
I am comfortable counseling eligible women 18–26 years old on HPV vaccination. 0.32 0.96 0.62 (0.48, 0.76)
I am comfortable counseling eligible men 18–26 years old on HPV vaccination. 0.25 0.95 0.70 (0.56, 0.74)
I am comfortable counseling parents of girls on the HPV vaccine for their child. 0.31 0.94 0.62 (0.48, 0.76)
I am comfortable counseling parents of boys on the HPV vaccine for their child. 0.28 0.95 0.73 (0.59, 0.86)
I am willing to discuss HPV vaccination when patients come in for other problems. 0.76 0.93 0.14 (0.04, 0.23)
I need the following to be more comfortable with counseling patients/parents:
More education on HPV vaccination 0.83 −0.04 −0.86 (−1.00, −0.71)
More safety data on HPV vaccination 0.59 −0.21 −0.85 (−1.00, −0.71)
More time on the market 0.08 −0.41 −0.49 (−0.63, −0.36)
School requirement for HPV vaccination 0.12 −0.30 −0.45 (−0.60, −0.31)
Data on vaccine not promoting sexual activity 0.08 −0.37 −0.41 (−0.56, −0.25)
I am comfortable educating vaccine hesitant patients about HPV vaccination. 0.47 0.88 0.39 (0.26, 0.52)
I am comfortable offering the HPV vaccine to patients who are:
9–10 years old 0.18 0.78 0.58 (0.45, 0.71)
11–12 years old 0.50 0.94 0.45 (0.34, 0.51)
13–17 years old 0.75 0.96 0.23 (0.15, 0.32)
I am uncomfortable recommending a vaccine against sexually transmitted infections. −0.61 −0.66 −0.01(−0.16, 0.13)

Bolded values indicate significance at p < .05. CI = confidence interval.