Missed opportunities for HPV vaccination in adolescent girls: a qualitative study
RB Perkins, JA Clark, G Apte, JL Vercruysse… - …, 2014 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to identify the rationale by parents/guardians and
providers for delaying or administering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to girls.
METHODS: Qualitative interviews were conducted with parents/guardians accompanying
their vaccine-eligible 11-to 17-year-old daughters to medical visits. Interviews were
conducted in 1 public clinic and 3 private practice settings to ascertain why girls did or did
not receive HPV vaccination. Questions probed vaccine decision-making from the point of …
providers for delaying or administering human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to girls.
METHODS: Qualitative interviews were conducted with parents/guardians accompanying
their vaccine-eligible 11-to 17-year-old daughters to medical visits. Interviews were
conducted in 1 public clinic and 3 private practice settings to ascertain why girls did or did
not receive HPV vaccination. Questions probed vaccine decision-making from the point of …