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Assessing a Continuing Education Course for Dental Hygienists to Improve HPV and HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Self-efficacy.
Griner, Stacey B; Neelamegam, Malinee; Kline, Nolan; Cotter, Jane C; Dickinson, Charlene; Farris, Alexandra N; Thompson, Erika L.
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  • Griner SB; School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, USA. Stacey.Griner@unthsc.edu.
  • Neelamegam M; School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, USA.
  • Kline N; Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6850 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA.
  • Cotter JC; Caruth School of Dental Hygiene, Texas A&M University, 3302 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA.
  • Dickinson C; Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health, Texas Woman's University, 304 Administration Dr, Denton, TX, 76204, USA.
  • Farris AN; School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, USA.
  • Thompson EL; Department of Quantitative and Qualitative Health Sciences, UT School of Public Health San Antonio, 8403 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.
J Cancer Educ ; 2024 May 31.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38819525
ABSTRACT
Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection and causes anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Although HPV-related cancers can be prevented through vaccination, HPV vaccination rates are low compared to other vaccines. One of the strongest indicators for vaccination is provider recommendation, and dental health providers are well positioned to promote HPV vaccination among their patients. The purpose of this study was to determine if a continuing education (CE) course could improve dental hygienists' HPV-related knowledge and self-efficacy related to HPV vaccination recommendations. Data were collected from a sample of participants (n = 202) at a large dental hygiene conference in the southern US. A pre- and post-tests were administered with the CE course and differences in HPV vaccine knowledge and self-efficacy in counseling, recommending, and referring for the HPV vaccine were analyzed using SAS. HPV vaccine knowledge overall significantly increased post-CE (p < .001) and improvement was seen among several specific knowledge areas. However, knowledge regarding the common sites of HPV-related oral and oropharyngeal cancers remained moderate (82% correct) even after the CE intervention. There was no significant change from pre-test to post-test in participants' self-efficacy related to counseling patients about the HPV vaccine, recommending the HPV vaccine to patients, or referring patients for the vaccine. This study demonstrates that continuing education can improve dental hygienists' HPV-related knowledge. Since dental providers may play an important role in HPV-related cancer prevention, future work should develop continuing education tools that can motivate changes in self-efficacy and ultimately improve practice behaviors.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Cancer Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / NEOPLASIAS Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Cancer Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO / NEOPLASIAS Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido