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Assessment 2: Practicum Experience
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Assessment 2: Practicum Experience
As the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the US, human papillomavirus has
infected around 42.5 million people in the US, with around 13 million being infected annually.
More than 43% of the US population between 18 and 59 years are infected with the disease, with
men having higher infection rates compared to women (45% versus 40%) (Saxena, Dawson,
Cyhaniuk, Bello, & Janjan, 2022). HPV is a risk factor for several carcinomas, including penile,
vulva, vaginal, oropharyngeal, anal, and cervical cancers. Extant evidence shows that around
HPV virus can be attributed to 60% of all oropharyngeal cancer cases, 60% of penile cancer,
70% of vulvar, 75% of vaginal, 90% of anal, and more than 99% of cervical cancer cases.
Between 2012 and 2016, 34,800 cancer cases were attributable to HPV in the US alone
(Priyadarshini, et al., 2021). Considerable economic and clinical burden is associated with HPV-
related carcinomas. The goal of the current paper is to discuss the impact of HPV infections on
quality of care and patient care, as well as its costs to the system and individual patients. The
paper will also discuss my practicum experience with three parents referred to me who had to
fully vaccinated their children.
Part 1
Quality of Care
HPV has negative impact on quality of care, especially when its prevalence is
inadequately addressed through early education, prevention and screening. A core aspect of
quality of care in public health is proactive prevention, which involves timely diagnosis, risk
communication and vaccination. Indeed, leading indicators to improve health and safety
outcomes are predictive, preventive, and proactive measures which provide information about
the effectiveness of care in reducing safety and health problems (Khashe et al., 2023). When the
Assessment 2: Practicum Experience
Name
Affiliation
Course Unit: Course Name
Instructor
Date
, 2
Assessment 2: Practicum Experience
As the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection in the US, human papillomavirus has
infected around 42.5 million people in the US, with around 13 million being infected annually.
More than 43% of the US population between 18 and 59 years are infected with the disease, with
men having higher infection rates compared to women (45% versus 40%) (Saxena, Dawson,
Cyhaniuk, Bello, & Janjan, 2022). HPV is a risk factor for several carcinomas, including penile,
vulva, vaginal, oropharyngeal, anal, and cervical cancers. Extant evidence shows that around
HPV virus can be attributed to 60% of all oropharyngeal cancer cases, 60% of penile cancer,
70% of vulvar, 75% of vaginal, 90% of anal, and more than 99% of cervical cancer cases.
Between 2012 and 2016, 34,800 cancer cases were attributable to HPV in the US alone
(Priyadarshini, et al., 2021). Considerable economic and clinical burden is associated with HPV-
related carcinomas. The goal of the current paper is to discuss the impact of HPV infections on
quality of care and patient care, as well as its costs to the system and individual patients. The
paper will also discuss my practicum experience with three parents referred to me who had to
fully vaccinated their children.
Part 1
Quality of Care
HPV has negative impact on quality of care, especially when its prevalence is
inadequately addressed through early education, prevention and screening. A core aspect of
quality of care in public health is proactive prevention, which involves timely diagnosis, risk
communication and vaccination. Indeed, leading indicators to improve health and safety
outcomes are predictive, preventive, and proactive measures which provide information about
the effectiveness of care in reducing safety and health problems (Khashe et al., 2023). When the
