Date of Award
Summer 2024
Document Type
Project – Full Written
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Anna Hamrick
Abstract
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is approved by the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for individuals beginning at age 9. Evidence shows that HPV vaccination uptake is lower than other vaccinations offered in the early adolescent/adolescent age group. Healthy People 2030 set forth a goal that 80% of adolescents ages 13-15 will have HPV vaccine series completion by 2030. Research has shown that provider recommendation for the HPV vaccine is one of the reasons adolescents, or parents of adolescents, have chosen to initiate and complete the HPV vaccination. Studies have shown that providers who have been educated about HPV and the vaccination have more confidence when recommending the vaccination and higher vaccine uptake from adolescents. A rural health department clinic in the southeastern US educated clinical nursing staff and advanced practice providers on HPV and HPV vaccination demonstrating an increase in provider confidence and increased vaccination uptake. Education is an effective means to increase provider confidence and HPV vaccination uptake.
Recommended Citation
Ramsey, Stephanie, "Bridging the Gap: Strategies to Improve HPV Vaccination Uptake" (2024). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 116.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/116
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