TY - JOUR
T1 - Practice-, provider- And patient-level facilitators of and barriers to HPV vaccine promotion and uptake in Georgia
T2 - A qualitative study of healthcare providers’ perspectives
AU - Vu, Milkie
AU - King, Adrian R.
AU - Jang, Hyun Min
AU - Bednarczyk, Robert A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
VC The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/12/1
Y1 - 2020/12/1
N2 - Georgia experiences higher human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancer burden and lower HPV vaccine uptake compared with national estimates. Using the P3 model that concomitantly assesses practice-, provider- and patient-level factors influencing health behaviors, we examined facilitators of and barriers to HPV vaccine promotion and uptake in Georgia. In 2018, we conducted six focus groups with 55 providers. Questions focused on multilevel facilitators of and barriers to HPV vaccine promotion and uptake. Our analysis was guided by the P3 model and a deductive coding approach. We found that practice-level influences included organizational priorities of vaccinations, appointment scheduling, immunization registries/records, vaccine availability and coordination with community resources. Provider-level influences included time constraints, role, vaccine knowledge, self-efficacy to discuss HPV vaccine and vaccine confidence. Patient-level influences included trust, experiences with vaccine-preventable diseases, perceived high costs, perceived side effects and concerns with sexual activity. Findings suggest that interventions include incentives to boost vaccine rates and incorporate appointment scheduling technology. An emphasis should be placed on the use of immunization registries, improving across-practice information exchange, and providing education for providers on HPV vaccine. Patient–provider communication and trust emerge as intervention targets. Providers should be trained in addressing patient concerns related to costs, side effects and sexual activity.
AB - Georgia experiences higher human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancer burden and lower HPV vaccine uptake compared with national estimates. Using the P3 model that concomitantly assesses practice-, provider- and patient-level factors influencing health behaviors, we examined facilitators of and barriers to HPV vaccine promotion and uptake in Georgia. In 2018, we conducted six focus groups with 55 providers. Questions focused on multilevel facilitators of and barriers to HPV vaccine promotion and uptake. Our analysis was guided by the P3 model and a deductive coding approach. We found that practice-level influences included organizational priorities of vaccinations, appointment scheduling, immunization registries/records, vaccine availability and coordination with community resources. Provider-level influences included time constraints, role, vaccine knowledge, self-efficacy to discuss HPV vaccine and vaccine confidence. Patient-level influences included trust, experiences with vaccine-preventable diseases, perceived high costs, perceived side effects and concerns with sexual activity. Findings suggest that interventions include incentives to boost vaccine rates and incorporate appointment scheduling technology. An emphasis should be placed on the use of immunization registries, improving across-practice information exchange, and providing education for providers on HPV vaccine. Patient–provider communication and trust emerge as intervention targets. Providers should be trained in addressing patient concerns related to costs, side effects and sexual activity.
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U2 - 10.1093/her/cyaa026
DO - 10.1093/her/cyaa026
M3 - Article
C2 - 32879948
AN - SCOPUS:85099073532
SN - 0268-1153
VL - 35
SP - 512
EP - 523
JO - Health Education Research
JF - Health Education Research
IS - 6
ER -