HPV vaccine standing orders and communication in primary care: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standing orders may improve HPV vaccination rates, but clinical staff's readiness to use them has not been well-explored. We sought to explore benefits and challenges to using HPV vaccine standing orders for adolescents ages 9 to 12, understand clinical staff roles in communication about HPV vaccine, and how standing orders can reduce barriers contributing to vaccine disparities among racial and ethnic marginalized groups.

Methods

Participants were a sample of 16 U.S. nurses, medical assistants, and healthcare providers working in primary care, recruited from June to September 2022. Trained staff conducted virtual, semi-structured qualitative interviews. We analyzed the resulting data using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

Themes reflected benefits and

SUBMITTER: Mansfield LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11242613 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature