Partnering with healthcare systems to improve HPV vaccination:The perspective of immunization program managers

Figures & data

Table 1. Immunization managers’ perceptions of working with healthcare systems to improve HPV vaccine uptake (n = 44)

	Mean	(SD)
It is important for my immunization program to partner with healthcare systems to administer HPV vaccine to adolescents.^a	3.8	(0.54)
Our immunization program would like to work closely with healthcare systems’ leadership to improve HPV vaccine uptake in the next year.^a	3.5	(0.76)
Our immunization program has experience working with healthcare systems’ leadership to improve HPV vaccine uptake.^a	3.0	(0.82)
How interested would you be in attending a brief training about working with healthcare systems to improve HPV vaccine uptake?^b	3.5	(0.72)

SD: standard deviation.

^aResponse options ranged from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (4).

^bResponse options ranged from “not interested” (1) to “very interested” (4).

Figure 1. Perceived barriers immunization programs face to partnering with healthcare systems to improve HPV vaccine uptake (n = 44).

Figure 2. Perceived barriers healthcare systems face to partnering with immunization programs to improve HPV vaccine uptake (n = 44).

Table

AIM	Association of Immunization Managers
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FQHCs	Federally Qualified Health Centers
HEDIS	Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set
HMOs	health maintenance organizations
HPV	human papillomavirus
IQIP	Immunization Quality Improvement for Providers
VFC	Vaccines for Children