PURPOSE To develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a program designed to assist community Ob/Gyns in vaccinating adolescent and adult women against vaccine-preventable diseases. SPECIFIC AIMS 1. Determine the feasibility of implementing a successful vaccination program for adolescent and adult women in Ob/Gyn offices by direct assessment of medical personnel \& office staff on their: * Attitudes towards vaccination of women against preventable diseases * Perceived barriers to implementing a program to vaccinate women in their offices * Ideas on how to overcome barriers to successful program implementation * Current vaccination practices and office-specific administrative processes 2. Design \& implement a program for Ob/Gyns to vaccinate women against human papillomavirus, influenza, \& pertussis 3. Determine the effectiveness of the vaccination program based on * Pre- and post-program vaccination rates * Program satisfaction amongst Ob/Gyn providers and office staff * Willingness to continue and possibly extend the program to additional vaccines 4. Quantify the level of support and resources needed to develop and implement the vaccination program
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,988
Design \& implement a program for Ob/Gyns to vaccinate women against human papillomavirus, influenza, \& pertussis
Westside OBGYN
Burlington, North Carolina, United States
DWHA
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Atrium OBGYN
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Blue Ridge OBGYN
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Implementation and measurement of a health services intervention in community or private Ob/Gyn practices to improve the delivery of standard clinical care to vaccinate women against human papillomavirus, influenza, & pertussis.
Time frame: Full-scale program implementation will cover a 12 month period, tentatively planned to begin in April 2009.
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