TY - JOUR
T1 - Human papillomavirus vaccine administration behaviors and influences among Arizona pharmacists and pharmacy interns
AU - Koskan, Alexis
AU - Vizcaino, Maricarmen
AU - Brennhofer, Stephanie A.
AU - Lee, Chong D.
AU - Roberto, Anthony J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was support by the Arizona State University’s Institute for Social Science Research. The funding source was not involved in study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit this article;Arizona State University, Institute for Social Science Research.
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This study assessed 27 Arizona community pharmacists’ and pharmacy interns’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administration behaviors and influences. We recruited community pharmacists and pharmacy interns from a statewide pharmacy conference to complete a 40-item cross-sectional survey. Informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, the survey assessed pharmacists’ HPV vaccine-related behaviors, intentions, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control to vaccinate against HPV. We analyzed all data using descriptive statistics and correlations. Overall, most pharmacists held positive attitudes about the HPV vaccine. However, the majority rarely administered the HPV vaccine. Intentions to vaccinate and subjective norms positively correlated with vaccine administration behavior. Pharmacists’ positive attitudes about the vaccine, subjective norm to vaccinate, and behavioral control or self-efficacy to recommend the vaccine impacted their intentions to vaccinate against HPV. Most surveyed pharmacists believed that the most substantial HPV vaccine administration barriers include parental consent and parental stigma against the vaccine. The most common pharmacy-related barrier was the lack of a tracking and reminder system to encourage patients to return for additional HPV vaccine doses. This work highlights the need to increase public awareness that pharmacists can administer vaccines to adolescents. Study authors recommend offering communication training to increase pharmacists’ perceived behavioral control to recommend the HPV vaccine.
AB - This study assessed 27 Arizona community pharmacists’ and pharmacy interns’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine administration behaviors and influences. We recruited community pharmacists and pharmacy interns from a statewide pharmacy conference to complete a 40-item cross-sectional survey. Informed by the Theory of Planned Behavior, the survey assessed pharmacists’ HPV vaccine-related behaviors, intentions, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control to vaccinate against HPV. We analyzed all data using descriptive statistics and correlations. Overall, most pharmacists held positive attitudes about the HPV vaccine. However, the majority rarely administered the HPV vaccine. Intentions to vaccinate and subjective norms positively correlated with vaccine administration behavior. Pharmacists’ positive attitudes about the vaccine, subjective norm to vaccinate, and behavioral control or self-efficacy to recommend the vaccine impacted their intentions to vaccinate against HPV. Most surveyed pharmacists believed that the most substantial HPV vaccine administration barriers include parental consent and parental stigma against the vaccine. The most common pharmacy-related barrier was the lack of a tracking and reminder system to encourage patients to return for additional HPV vaccine doses. This work highlights the need to increase public awareness that pharmacists can administer vaccines to adolescents. Study authors recommend offering communication training to increase pharmacists’ perceived behavioral control to recommend the HPV vaccine.
KW - HPV vaccines
KW - Human papillomavirus (HPV)
KW - adolescent vaccines
KW - alternative vaccination settings
KW - pharmacies
KW - pharmacists
KW - pharmacy practice
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U2 - 10.1080/21645515.2021.1905469
DO - 10.1080/21645515.2021.1905469
M3 - Article
C2 - 33886423
AN - SCOPUS:85104716114
SN - 2164-5515
VL - 17
SP - 3090
EP - 3095
JO - Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
JF - Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
IS - 9
ER -