Family physicians’ practices and attitudes towards HPV vaccination since extension of HPV vaccination to males

•88.5% of FPs reported systematically offering HPV vaccines to girls; 63.2% to boys.•HPV vaccine proposal to all increased since extension of HPV vaccination to males.•Levers to promote HPV vaccination may differ according to the target population sex. To describe family physicians’ (FP) practices a...

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Published in:	Infectious diseases now (Online) Vol. 53; no. 3; p. 104669
Main Authors:	Habermacher, C., Lalloué, B., Lamouille, V., Thilly, N., Agrinier, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	France Elsevier Masson SAS 01-04-2023 Elsevier
Subjects:	Adolescent Cross-Sectional Studies Female General practitioners Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health planning guidelines Humans Life Sciences Male Papillomavirus Infections - prevention & control Papillomavirus Vaccines Physicians, Family Practice Patterns, Physicians Santé publique et épidémiologie Vaccination Papillomavirus vaccines Health planning guidelines General practitioners
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Summary:	•88.5% of FPs reported systematically offering HPV vaccines to girls; 63.2% to boys.•HPV vaccine proposal to all increased since extension of HPV vaccination to males.•Levers to promote HPV vaccination may differ according to the target population sex. To describe family physicians’ (FP) practices and attitudes towards HPV vaccination guidelines since its extension to males in 2021, and to identify levers to promote HPV vaccination in all adolescents. Cross-sectional study among FPs established in France in 2021. We collected sociodemographic data, practices, opinions, and attitudes towards vaccination, and FPs’ demands regarding training and information about HPV. We used logistic regression models to identify the variables associated with HPV vaccination proposal. Of 530 FPs included, 469 (88.5%) reported that they systematically proposed HPV vaccines to girls vs 335 (63.2%) to boys. A total of 366 (69.0%) FPs reported an increase in HPV vaccines proposal to all adolescents since the extension of HPV vaccination to males recommended by French guidelines. However, factors associated with HPV vaccination proposal differed by target females and target males. Setting and mode of practice, opinion about the number of recommended vaccines and HPV vaccines, and demands of training on HPV vaccines were associated with HPV vaccination proposal to target females. Whereas academic status, opinion about HPV vaccination guidelines extension to males, using continuing medical education as the main source of information on HPV vaccines, and demands for training on HPV vaccines were associated with HPV vaccination proposal to target males. Extension of HPV vaccination to males in French guidelines might have had a favorable impact on HPV vaccination proposal by FPs to adolescents. However, levers to promote HPV vaccination might differ according to the target population sex.
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ISSN:	2666-9919 2666-9919
DOI:	10.1016/j.idnow.2023.104669