Physician Knowledge of HPV Disease and HPV Vaccination, United States, 2019 to 2020 (n = 617)
| Knowledge Concept: True or False? | Correct Answer | Physicians Answering Correctly (%) | Physicians Answering Incorrectly (%) | Physicians Answering, “Don’t Know” (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults who have a new sex partner are at risk of acquiring a new HPV infection | True | 96 | 1 | 3 |
| ACIP recommends against 9vHPV in unvaccinated adults age 27 through 45 years who have had multiple sex partners | False | 70 | 11 | 19 |
| People who started the HPV vaccination series with an older vaccine can complete the series with 9vHPV* | True | 65 | 6 | 30 |
| HPV antibody testing is recommended for adults age 27 through 45 years as a part of shared clinical decision making for HPV vaccination | False | 64 | 13 | 23 |
| Full HPV vaccination of an adult who started the series as an adult will require three doses of 9vHPV* | True | 56 | 21 | 24 |
| ACIP recommends against 9vHPV in unvaccinated adults age 27 through 45 years who have had a diagnosed HPV infection | False | 55 | 10 | 35 |
| HPV vaccine prevents progression of existing HPV related cancers | False | 45 | 17 | 38 |
| HPV vaccine prevents progression of existing HPV infection | False | 38 | 22 | 41 |
| HPV vaccine effectiveness is lower for adults age 27 through 45 years compared to adults age 18 through 26 years | True | 30 | 30 | 41 |
| Studies show that HPV vaccine is very effective in adults age 27 through 45 years with HIV infection | False | 8 | 37 | 56 |
Some percentages do not add up to 100% because of rounding.
↵* P ≤ .05 for statistical differences between specialties. Seventy-one percent of FP and 57% of GIM answered correctly that when HPV vaccination series was started with an older vaccine, it can be completed with 9vHPV. Fifty-nine percent of FP and 51% of GIM were aware that when HPV vaccination started as an adult requires 3 doses.
HPV, Human Papillomavirus; ACIP, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.