Table 3.
Comparison between Post-questionnaire and Follow up-questionnaire
| Question | N (%) of answers post-Q | N (%) of answers follow-Q | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do you think HPV infection is rare?b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 116 | 29 | 0.30 |
| Yes | 8 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Noa | 107 (92.2) | 29 (100.0) | |
| I don’t know | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Do you think HPV is a Sexually Transmitted Infection?b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 110 | 29 | 0.63 |
| Yesa | 101 (91.8) | 28 (96.6) | |
| No | 7 (6.4) | 1 (3.4) | |
| I don’t know | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Which of the following cancers may be caused by HPV? (check all that apply)b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 114 | 29 | |
| Cervical cancera | 113 (99.1) | 29 (100.0) | 1.00 |
| Anal cancera | 106 (93.0) | 27 (93.1) | 1.00 |
| Vulvar cancera | 93 (81.6) | 25 (86.2) | 0.76 |
| Head and neck (oropharyngeal) cancera | 108 (94.7) | 28 (96.6) | 1.00 |
| Breast cancera | 22 (19.3) | 4 (13.8) | 0.68 |
| Penile cancera | 97 (85.1) | 26 (89.7) | 0.74 |
| Vaginal cancera | 102 (89.5) | 28 (96.6) | 0.41 |
| What percent of sexually active women and men are infected with HPV?b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 104 | 28 | 0.01 |
| 5% | 26 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 20% | 22 (21.2) | 10 (35.7) | |
| 10% | 19 (18.3) | 1 (3.6) | |
| 80%a | 37 (35.6) | 17 (60.7) | |
| The HPV vaccine is recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for (check all that apply)b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 115 | 29 | |
| 30 year old woman with cervical cancer | 15 (13.0) | 1 (3.4) | 0.25 |
| 25 year old woman with an abnormal pap | 21 (18.3) | 9 (31.0) | 0.21 |
| Girls 9–12 yearsa | 113 (98.3) | 29 (100.0) | 1.00 |
| Boys 9–12 yearsa | 110 (95.7) | 29 (100.0) | 0.57 |
| If someone has HPV, they will develop cancer at some point.b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 114 | 29 | 0.12 |
| True | 22 (19.3) | 1 (3.4) | |
| Falsea | 27 (23.7) | 8 (27.6) | |
| It depends | 65 (57.0) | 20 (69.0) | |
| Do you think that an HPV infection would go away on its own without treatment?b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 113 | 29 | 0.07 |
| Yesa | 70 (62.0) | 12 (42.9) | |
| No | 39 (34.5) | 16 (57.1) | |
| I don’t know | 4 (3.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Do you think that an HPV infection can be prevented?b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 115 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Yesa | 114 (99.1) | 27 (100.0) | |
| No | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| I don’t know | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Do you think that an HPV infection can cause genital warts?b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 114 | 28 | 0.45 |
| Yesa | 110 (96.5) | 26 (92.9) | |
| No | 3 (2.6) | 2 (7.1) | |
| I don’t know | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Which of these do you think the HPV vaccine can reduce or prevent? (Check all that apply)b | |||
| Total participants (N) | 115 | 29 | |
| Cervical cancera | 112 (97.4) | 29 (100.0) | 0.88 |
| Chlamydiaa | 13 (11.3) | 3 (10.3) | 1.00 |
| HIVa | 8 (7.0) | 1 (3.4) | 0.79 |
| Head and neck cancersa | 105 (91.3) | 26 (89.7) | 1.00 |
| Genital wartsa | 98 (85.2) | 24 (82.8) | 0.97 |
| How comfortable do you feel talking to patients about the HPV vaccine?c | |||
| Total participants (N) | 115 | 29 | 0.61 |
| Very comfortable | 34 (29.6) | 7 (24.1) | |
| A little comfortable | 55 (47.8) | 16 (55.2) | |
| Not very comfortable | 21 (18.3) | 6 (20.7) | |
| Not at all comfortable | 5 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
a Denotes correct answer(s).
b Denotes questions used to statistically assess OHP’s Knowledge of HPV.
c Denotes questions used to statistically assess OHP’s comfortability and preparedness to discuss vaccinations.