Table 1.
Example Student and Provider Interview Guide Questions
| Student Interview and Focus Group Guides | |
| General opinions about vaccination | What are your impressions about vaccinations in general? Could you describe what factors might inform your decision to receive a vaccination, for example the flu vaccine? What is your opinion about the HPV vaccine? |
| Past experience with vaccinations | Do you remember receiving vaccinations as a child? Which ones did you receive? How would you describe your experience with vaccinations in the past? |
| HPV vaccine knowledge | How did you first hear about the HPV vaccine? What do you remember about what you were initially told about the vaccine? |
| Communication with provider about HPV vaccine | Have you spoken about HPV vaccination with a health care provider? If so, did he/she recommend the vaccine? What did he/she tell you about the vaccine? |
| Social norms | Tell me about any discussion about vaccinations, including the HPV vaccine, you have with any family member or friends. What did they think about vaccines? |
| Perceived barriers to HPV vaccination/completion | What challenges, if any, did you face in getting the HPV vaccine? Completing the 3-dose series? How would you describe your experience with the HPV vaccine in the past (for patients with one or more doses)? |
| Student Health Representative Interview and Focus Group Guides | |
| Outreach strategies | What are some outreach strategies that would be effective to promote vaccines, including the HPV vaccine, to students? What existing vaccination outreach efforts have students been responsive to? Thinking back on previous outreach efforts, what are ideal locations or venues for promoting vaccination? |
| Target populations | Which student populations would be most interested in information about vaccinations, including the HPV vaccine? |
| Communication about HPV vaccine | How would you frame an HPV vaccine promotion effort? What terms or messages would you use? |
| Perception of student barriers to vaccination | Based on past experiences, what would be some potential challenges students may encounter to getting the HPV vaccine? |
| Provider Interview Guide | |
| Provider knowledge and attitudes | What is your opinion about vaccinations for young adults? How about the HPV vaccine in particular? |
| Communication with patient about HPV vaccine | What is your practice about recommending vaccinations to your patients? How do patients respond to HPV vaccine recommendation? |
| Patient knowldge, attitudes, and barriers | What concerns about the HPV vaccine, if any, do you hear voiced by patients? Why do you think some patients do not receive all three doses? |
| Practice ecosystem | What type of system is in place in at the health center to ensure patients are being asked about HPV vaccination? That they receive the second and third doses? What supports do you think are needed to increase HPV vaccination in the student health center? |