review · Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Healthcare workers serve as trusted voices on immunisation, making their guidance vital for vaccine uptake. A systematic review and meta-analysis of seventy-three studies evaluated healthcare worker confidence and their practices regarding human papillomavirus vaccination. The analysis revealed that recommendation rates differ considerably depending on the geographical region and the gender of the vaccine recipient. However, recommendation practices showed no statistically significant differences based on income level or whether the vaccine had been formally introduced into a national vaccination programme. The primary obstacles discouraging healthcare workers from recommending the vaccine included concerns regarding safety and efficacy, financial cost, parental resistance, and systemic barriers. The findings underscore the necessity of developing locally tailored initiatives to effectively address these specific barriers and boost healthcare provider recommendations.
Healthcare providers are among the most influential determinants of patient vaccination choices. Identifying why clinical staff hesitate to recommend the human papillomavirus vaccine provides public health authorities with clear targets for intervention. Resolving these concerns around safety, cost, and health system logistics is critical to achieving higher vaccination rates and preventing related diseases globally.
The abstract does not indicate a direct commercial application pathway. The findings could, however, inform the design of provider-facing training packages, clinical decision-support tools, and public health communication programmes for health systems and training bodies. Judged strictly on the provided evidence, the work represents secondary literature synthesis and remains distant from an applied product or service.
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Healthcare workers (HCWs) are trusted sources of information for vaccination and their attitude toward vaccination is thus critical. We aimed to synthesize existing literature on healthcare workers' HPV vaccine confidence and their practices of recommending this vaccine. We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis, with the search conducted last in March 2024. For the inclusion criteria, the studies needed to include healthcare worker practices or behaviors on recommending the HPV vaccination. Seventy-three articles were included. The proportions of HCWs recommending varied considerably by region and gender of the recipient, but there was no statistically significant difference in income level or pre- or post-HPV vaccine introduction into the national vaccination program. The main barriers to recommending HPV vaccination were concerns around safety and efficacy, cost, parental concerns, and systemic barriers. The results illustrate the importance of contextually adapted approaches to improving vaccine acceptance and recommendation.
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DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2402122
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