United States Physicians' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Meningococcal Vaccination for Healthy Adolescents and Young Adults.
J Adolesc Health
; 74(6): 1131-1138, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends vaccination against meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, and Y (MenACWY) for all 11-12-year-olds, with a booster dose for 16-year-olds, and against meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) for 16-23-year-olds under shared clinical decision-making (SCDM). However, uptake of the MenB vaccine and the MenACWY booster dose is low. This study investigated United States physicians' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding recommending MenB and MenACWY vaccines to non-high-risk older adolescents and young adults.METHODS:
An online survey was conducted in April-May 2022 among pediatricians, family physicians (FPs), general practitioners (GPs), and internists who had recommended the MenB and/or the MenACWY vaccine(s) to at least one 16-23-year-old in the past year.RESULTS:
Among 407 participants, 50% correctly identified MenB as the leading cause of meningococcal disease among adolescents and young adults. Furthermore, 46% of physicians (47% of pediatricians, 40% of FPs and GPs, 53% of internists) answered correctly that MenB vaccination is recommended under SCDM, and 82% of physicians (96% of pediatricians, 70% of FPs and GPs, 65% of internists) answered correctly that MenACWY vaccination is routinely recommended. Among MenB-vaccinators, 78% reported having received some training or other information on implementing SCDM, and 65% rated recommending MenB vaccination as very important.DISCUSSION:
Knowledge gaps, which varied by specialty, were identified regarding meningococcal disease and vaccine recommendations, particularly regarding MenB. Targeted education of physicians may facilitate discussions about MenB vaccination.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Vacunas Meningococicas
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Infecciones Meningocócicas
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Adolesc Health
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article