Thoughts and Consideration Regarding Immigrant Clinicians: Is Cultural Preservation Influencing Providers' Practice in HPV Vaccination?. (7th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ashing, Kimlin T.; Ragin, Camille; Ariyo, Oluwatosin; Amini, Arya
• Is Part Of: Cancer investigation. Volume 40:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 111
• Page End: 114
• Publication Date: 2022-02-07
• Subjects: HPV vaccination -- immigrant clinicians -- cultural preservation -- health disparities; Cancer -- Periodicals; Oncology -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2021.1993879
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0735-7907

Abstract

Abstract: Immigrant clinicians are vital to population healthcare delivery and therefore population health. One in four physicians in the United States are foreign-born and notably represented in family and pediatric medicine – specialties charged with administering childhood/adolescent vaccines, such as Human Papillomavirus vaccine (HPVV). Our examination suggests there may be unique cultural and socialization factors that influence clinician HPVV recommendation practice; however, immigrant clinicians have not been adequately engaged within the national HPVV agenda. Given the volume and significance of immigrant clinicians, engagement of these clinicians, in both community and nation-wide efforts to increase HPVV, is a necessary step for improving and achieving the national health goal of optimizing HPVV for cancer prevention.