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Table 2 Survey Respondent and Practice Characteristics

From: Nurses’ perceptions, experiences, and practices regarding human papillomavirus vaccination: results from a cross-sectional survey in Montana

 

n

(N = 227)

%β

Nursing credentials

  

Registered Nurse (RN/APRN)

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Medical Assistant or Other

127

40

60

55.9%

17.6%

26.4%

Age, years

  

21–30 years

31–40 years

41–50 years

51–60 years

 ≥ 61 years

Prefer not to answer/ Missing

36

41

52

44

16

38

15.9%

18.1%

22.9%

19.4%

7.1%

16.7%

Sex

  

Male

Female

Prefer not to answer/ Missing

9

180

38

4.0%

79.3%

16.7%

Clinic setting

  

Public health department-operated clinic

Private practice or a hospital/university-based clinic

Other*

Missing

44

82

90

11

19.4%

36.1%

39.7%

4.9%

Practice location

  

Non-Metropolitan Statistical Area

Micropolitan Statistical Area

Metropolitan Statistical Area

Missing

85

58

47

37

37.4%

25.6%

20.7%

16.3%

Estimated number of 9-17-year-old patients seen in a typical week

  

≤ 5 patients

6–20 patients

> 20 patients

Not Sure

118

74

23

12

52.0%

32.6%

10.1%

5.3%

Estimated percentage of 9-17-year-old patients eligible to receive vaccines under the VFC** program

  

< 25%

25-49%

50-75%

> 75%

Not Sure

Missing

24

58

68

35

27

15

10.6%

25.6%

30.0%

15.4%

12.0%

6.6%

  1. Column percentages do not always total to 100% due to rounding of the values, * includes a community health center, rural health clinic, migrant health center, Indian Health Service (IHS)-operated center, Tribal health facility, or urban Indian health care facility, Military health care facility (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), WIC clinic, school-based clinic, and any other clinic type, ** VFC indicates Vaccine for Children federal program
  2. β Percentages may not add to exact 100 due to rounding