HPV vaccine decision making in pediatric primary care: a semi-structured interview study

BMC Pediatrics

Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

	n
Mothers
Race
Black	12
White	8
Education
≤ High School Diploma	9
Some College	1
Bachelor's Degree	5
Master's Degree or Professional Degree	5
Occupation
Unemployed	5
Working Without Pay	2
Self-Employed	1
Working for Wages	12
Total	20
Adolescent girls
Age
11-12	10
13-15	7
16-18	3
Received HPV Vaccine*
Yes	9
No	11
Total	20
Clinicians
Race
Black	2
White	15
Other	3
Gender
Female	16
Male	4
Practice Setting
Urban Resident Teaching Practice	10
Other Practices ^	10
Years in Practice (Post-Training)
< 10 years	3
10 - 20 years	10
> 20 years	7
Total	20

* Insurance covered HPV vaccine for all subjects.
^ Practices located in either an urban or suburban setting with primarily privately
insured patients and no residents.

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