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Paediatricians' attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination.

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Ishibashi, KL; Koopmans, J; Curlin, FA; Alexander, KA; Ross, LF
Published in: Acta Paediatr
November 2008

AIM: In June 2006, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, was licensed for use in the United States. We examined whether paediatricians would recommend the vaccine, obstacles they encountered and characteristics associated with not recommending the HPV vaccine to all eligible patients. METHODS: Four hundred fifty general paediatricians, 200 members of the section of infectious diseases and 200 members of the section of adolescent medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics web-based directory were surveyed. RESULTS: Of 752 eligible paediatricians, 373 (50%) responded. Eighty-eight percent (292 of 332) of respondents stated that they would give the vaccine to all, 36 (11%) would give it to some and 4 (1%) would give it to none of their eligible patients. The main obstacles were cost and safety; a minority expressed concern about the vaccine's potential impact on adolescent sexual activity. Physicians who would not recommend HPV vaccination to all eligible patients were more likely to be generalists, have higher intrinsic religiosity, self-describe as conservative, report later adoption of new drugs/vaccines, and would not encourage vaccinating their own daughter or the daughter of a close friend. CONCLUSION: Although paediatricians are highly supportive of the HPV vaccine, certain characteristics may predict reluctance to immunize.

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Published In

Acta Paediatr

DOI

EISSN

1651-2227

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

97

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1550 / 1556

Location

Norway

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Religion
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Female
 

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Ishibashi, K. L., Koopmans, J., Curlin, F. A., Alexander, K. A., & Ross, L. F. (2008). Paediatricians' attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination. Acta Paediatr, 97(11), 1550–1556. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00958.x
Ishibashi, Kimiko L., Joy Koopmans, Farr A. Curlin, Kenneth A. Alexander, and Lainie Friedman Ross. “Paediatricians' attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination.Acta Paediatr 97, no. 11 (November 2008): 1550–56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00958.x.
Ishibashi KL, Koopmans J, Curlin FA, Alexander KA, Ross LF. Paediatricians' attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination. Acta Paediatr. 2008 Nov;97(11):1550–6.
Ishibashi, Kimiko L., et al. “Paediatricians' attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination.Acta Paediatr, vol. 97, no. 11, Nov. 2008, pp. 1550–56. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00958.x.
Ishibashi KL, Koopmans J, Curlin FA, Alexander KA, Ross LF. Paediatricians' attitudes and practices towards HPV vaccination. Acta Paediatr. 2008 Nov;97(11):1550–1556.
Journal cover image

Published In

Acta Paediatr

DOI

EISSN

1651-2227

Publication Date

November 2008

Volume

97

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1550 / 1556

Location

Norway

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Religion
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics
  • Papillomavirus Vaccines
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Human Papillomavirus Recombinant Vaccine Quadrivalent, Types 6, 11, 16, 18
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Female