Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Capstone
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
College Granting Degree
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Elizabeth R. Stein
Thesis/Dissertation Co-Chair
Rhonda Goodman
Abstract
In the United States, the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) is human papillomavirus (HPV) and although it is estimated that in the United States, 79 million people currently have HPV and an estimated 14 million people will become infected each year, vaccination rates to decrease HPV and associated cancers remains low (Jones et al., 2017). The Provider Education Achieving Community HPV Prevention (PEACH) program was created to enhance provider knowledge and understanding of the HPV vaccine and improve vaccination rates through a provider education program. The qualitative improvement project was conducted at a non-profit family planning clinic in West Palm Beach and a primary care pediatric outpatient facility in Atlantis, Florida. The project leaders utilized Icek Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior to provide a framework to further understand the mindset and decision-making process patients and parents go through while deciding to vaccinate against HPV.
Extent
48 p.
Recommended Citation
Eisenberg, Rachel L., "The PEACH Project: Improving Provider Education for HPV Vaccination" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1651.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1651
Identifier
faudnp000007