Tip for Improving HPV Vax Rates in Youth Just tell parents that kids are due for immunization

Training providers to inform parents that adolescents are due for an HPV vaccine, as opposed to engaging in an open-ended conversation, is an effective way to increase vaccine initiation, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Clinics that received announcement training reported a 5 percentage point increase in HPV vaccine initiation coverage for 11- and 12-year-olds at 6 months compared with control clinics (95% CI 1.1% to 9.7%), reported the researchers, led by Noel T. Brewer, PhD, of the University of North Carolina School of Public Health in Chapel Hill and chair of the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable. Conversely, providers who were trained on participatory conversations did not see an increase in coverage. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Vaccines/61853?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-12-06&eun=g721819d0r&pos=0