A Survey of Current Practices, Attitudes, and Knowledge Regarding Human Papillomavirus–Related Cancers and Vaccines Among Head and Neck Surgeons

Abstract

Head and neck surgeons are knowledgeable about HPV and show generally positive attitudes and beliefs about HPV education and vaccination. They endorse AHNS actions to improve public and patient education, as well as health policy on HPV. These findings support AHNS developing a strategic plan and actions to improve knowledge and reduce HPV infection among the American public.

Discussing HPV with oropharyngeal cancer patients: A cross-sectional survey of attitudes in health professionals

“…Socio-demographic factors were also assessed. Most of the items were developed from a previous qualitative study [9] or previous studies exploring attitudes and knowledge relating to HPV [7], [14]. The survey is included as supplementary material.…”

“…Health professionals were also asked to respond ‘true’, ‘false’ or ‘don’t know’ to twelve knowledge items. Seven of these were from a validated measure of HPV knowledge [20] and five were specifically about HPV and HNC (adapted from a previous study [14]). A total score for knowledge was calculated by summing the number of correct responses to give a maximum possible score of 12 (Cronbach’s α = 0.62).…”

“…A recent review [11] has shown that knowledge of the association between HPV and HNC ranges from 26 to 88% in dentists [12], [13] and 34 to 91% in other medical professionals [14], [15]. Variation has also been shown within oral health professionals in the US, ranging from a complete lack of knowledge, to understanding of some details, but none had high levels of knowledge [10].…”

Revascularization Decisions in Patients With Stable Angina and Intermediate Lesions

“…Such ideal and homogenous conditions cannot be universally implemented in real life but can be approximated in a questionnaire to investigate unanswered questions. [17][18][19][20] The International Survey on Interventional Strategy (ISIS) was launched to evaluate the extent to which current practice overlaps with practice guidelines, especially on the determination of significance of intermediate stenosis in stable CAD. Participants' views on best clinical practice and the impact on decision making of their overall and specific experiences in interventional cardiology were targeted by a single choice questionnaire using case presentations in the survey's virtual catheterization laboratory.…”

Human papilloma virus in head and neck cancer

“…This is in contrast with the US where both boys and girls are offered the quadrivalent vaccine (Malloy, Ellender, Goldenberg, & Dolan, 2013). It is thought that by extending vaccination to include boys there is the potential to reduce the overall HPV-related cancer burden in men by 65% versus girls-only vaccination (Marty, Roze, Bresse, Largeron, & Smith-Palmer, 2013).…”