title: Human papillomavirus vaccines: factors that affect vaccine knowledge and delivery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although both vaccines are designed to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, HPV2 and HPV4 have different indications. This study sought to determine HPV and HPV vaccine knowledge among providers and examine factors affecting HPV vaccine delivery.
  
  
  METHODS
  An e-mail survey was sent to adolescent health care providers via listserv.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Provider HPV vaccine knowledge level and number of providers offering vaccine to males (84%) were high. The ability of providers to correctly distinguish between the two vaccines was associated with years in practice, proportion of female patients, provider subspecialty status, and practicing in a hospital setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study demonstrates that adolescent medicine providers, in particular, are knowledgeable about HPV and HPV vaccines. They reported routinely offering HPV vaccine to male patients during the time before the recent change in recommendation for universal, routine HPV vaccination of males by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent Medicine, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH 44308, USA. teendoc03@gmail.com
authors.forename: Nneka A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Holder
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Katzenellenbogen
authors.forename: Amy B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Middleman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: Adolescent providers; Human papillomavirus vaccines; Vaccine delivery