Date of this Version

2023

Document Type

DNP Project

Abstract

Routine vaccination is a crucial public health intervention that reduces infectious disease prevalence and fatality rates. However, a decrease in vaccination rates among the pediatric population in the United States (U.S.) has been observed in recent years (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2021). Factors contributing to this decline include vaccine hesitancy, false information, moral or religious concerns, doubts about vaccine effectiveness, and clinical knowledge gaps among healthcare providers (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2021). The purpose of this quality improvement project was to improve the knowledge base of healthcare providers regarding clinical strategies to increase vaccination in the pediatric population at a community clinic in Tallahassee, Florida. A descriptive, cross-sectional, pre- and posttest study design was employed to conduct this project. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit N = 7 participants. The project was conducted wholly remotely, including the delivery of the educational intervention and the administration of the pre- and posttests using a modified Health Belief Questionnaire Model (mHBQM) to measure the participants’ knowledge of the topic of interest. Results revealed a substantial difference between pretest and posttest mean scores, with participants achieving higher scores on the posttest after the educational intervention, t (7) = 2.147, with a p = 0.05, (p ≤ 0.05). Healthcare providers should be educated on clinical strategies to close knowledge gaps and improve vaccination in the pediatric population.

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