[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2144-2145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-772]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[30Day-15-04]


Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and 
Recommendations

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publishes a 
list of information collection requests under review by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). To request a copy of these requests, call 
the CDC Reports Clearance Officer at (404) 498-1210. Send written 
comments to CDC, Desk Officer, Human Resources and Housing Branch, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or by fax 
to (202) 395-6974. Written comments should be received within 30 days 
of this notice.
    Proposed Project: Healthcare Provider Survey: Knowledge, Attitudes 
and Practices about Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and 
Related Conditions--New--National Center for HIV, STD, and TB 
Prevention (NCHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
CDC is proposing to collect information to assess health care 
providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices about genital human 
papillomavirus and related conditions. The survey will be conducted 
with a nationally representative sample of clinical specialties 
including physicians and mid-level health care providers.
    Genital HPV infection is common among sexually active populations. 
An estimated 50 percent of sexually active adults have been infected 
with one or more genital HPV types, making this the most common 
sexually transmitted infection in the United States (Cates, 1999). Many 
health care providers may not be aware of data demonstrating the high 
prevalence of this sexually transmitted virus, the association of 
certain HPV types with various clinical manifestations including 
cervical and other anogenital cancers, or the type-specific natural 
history of HPV infection. To date, no nationally representative 
qualitative or quantitative surveys have measured health care 
providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices about genital HPV 
infection.
    CDC proposes to fill that gap through a survey of a national sample 
of clinicians who care for substantial numbers of sexually active 
patients at risk for acquiring HPV, infected with genital HPV, or that 
have at least one of two clinical manifestations of HPV infection, 
cervical neoplasia or anogenital warts. Respondents include primary 
care physicians, midlevel practitioners (nurse practitioners and 
physician's assistants), obstetricians/gynecologists (ob/gyn), nurse 
midwives, dermatologists, and urologists. There will be separate data 
collection instruments for primary care, obstetrics/gynecology, and 
dermatology/urology.
    The survey will provide baseline information on practicing 
clinicians' knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning patients at 
risk for or infected with HPV. The survey findings will be used to help 
CDC and other organizations develop clinical training materials, 
decision support tools, and materials to counsel and educate patients.
    Data collection will involve a mail survey of a stratified random 
sample of practicing clinicians and other healthcare providers. Sample 
stratification by specialty will allow specialty comparisons on 
knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The estimated annualized burden 
for this data collection is 2,282 hours.

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                                                                                     Number of    Average burden
                           Respondents                               Number of     responses per   per response
                                                                    respondents     respondent      (in hours)
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Office Managers.................................................             930               1            3/60
Primary Care:
    Physicians..................................................            1634               1           30/60
    Mid-level...................................................            1000               1           30/60

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Ob/Gyn:
    Physicians..................................................             500               1           35/60
    Nurse Midwives..............................................             500               1           35/60
Dermatology/Urology:
    Dermatologists..............................................             500               1           20/60
    Urologists..................................................             500               1           20/60
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    Dated: January 6, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-772 Filed 1-13-04; 8:45 am]
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