Table 1 Characteristics of two North Carolina clinics that provide HPV vaccination to adolescents
Primary clinic A | Primary clinic B | |
|---|---|---|
County | Chatham | Alamance |
Rural residents in the county (N, [%]) | 41,864 (66) [22] | 47,561 (28) [23] |
Primary provider specialty | Family Medicine | Family Medicine, Pediatrics |
Number of health care providers (number full-time) | 18 (6) | 8 (5) |
Number of medical staff (nurses, medical assistants) | 12 | 7 |
Clinic performs routine patient outreach for HPV vaccination | Yes | No |
Clinic has standing orders for HPV vaccination | Yes | Yes |
Clinic uses a script or guiding language for HPV recommendation | No | No |
Active patients ages 9–14 yearsa | 414 | 966 |
Active patients preferring care in a language other than English (N, [%]) | 277 (67) | 622 (36) |
Payer mix of active patients (N, [%]) | ||
Medicaid | 219 (53) | 690 (71) |
Health Choice/CHIP | 33 (8) | 12 (4) |
Private | 25 (6) | 60 (6) |
Uninsured | 137 (33) | 176 (18) |
Active patients ages 9–14 with ≥ 1 HPV vaccine dose documented in electronic medical record (N, [%]) | ||
Age 9 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) |
Age 10 | 0 (0) | 7 (4) |
Age 11 | 11 (21) | 48 (35) |
Age 12 | 54 (67) | 122 (79) |
Age 13 | 63 (79) | 170 (85) |
Age 14 | 68 (80) | 120 (88) |
Total | 196 (47) | 468 (48) |
Active patients ages 9–14 with ≥ 2 HPV doses documented in electronic medical record (N, [%]) | ||
Age 9 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Age 10 | 0 (0) | 4 (3) |
Age 11 | 1 (2) | 12 (9) |
Age 12 | 10 (12) | 49 (32) |
Age 13 | 27 (34) | 97 (48) |
Age 14 | 43 (51) | 87 (64) |
Total | 81 (20) | 249 (26) |
Patients who completed 2 HPV vaccine doses by age 13, by age at first dose (N, [%])b | ||
Age 9 | 1 (100) | 36 (100) |
Age 10 | 4 (100) | 15 (100) |
Age 11 | 109 (97) | 296 (97) |
Age 12 | 24 (71) | 52 (69) |
Age 13 | 1 (13) | 2 (17) |
Total | 139 (87) | 401 (89) |