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Direct linkRiikka Eronen; Laura Helle; Tuire Palonen; Henny P. A. Boshuizen – Vocations and Learning, 2024
When teaching infection prevention and control (IPC), nursing education tends to focus on skills and fostering good practice rather than challenging students' thinking. Therefore, students' misconceptions about IPC receive less attention than they deserve. The purpose of the study was to make an inventory of student nurses' misconceptions about…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Prevention
Brendalynn Lieberman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Introduction: Sexual health education is crucial in reducing the burden of STIs among young adults. Comprehensive sexuality education can lead to positive risk reduction outcomes, such as delayed initiation of sex, a decreased number of sexual partners and frequency of sex, and increased use of contraceptives. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Sex Education, College Students, Student Attitudes
Kimberly McNally; Amira Roess; Ali Weinstein; Lisa Lindley; Robin Wallin – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Understanding the school nurse's experience in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine promotion can reduce vaccine disparities. HPV vaccination is critical to cancer prevention. Despite the importance of the school nurse in vaccine promotion, there is a lack of understanding. This article aims to examine the knowledge, attitude, experience, and role…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Role, Immunization Programs, Cancer
Janet R. Heller; Nigel M. Thomas; Elyse S. Gruttadauria; Stacia M. Reader; Ariel L. Sarmiento – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To promote influenza vaccine acceptance among community college students during the Fall 2020 semester to reduce the incidence of a "twin-demic" occurring of influenza and COVID-19. Participants: A convenience sample of 185 students enrolled in an entry level health course. Methods: Non-experimental cross-sectional design that…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Microbiology, Immunization Programs, Disease Control
Walsh, Susan; O'Mahony, Mairin; Hegarty, Josephine; Farrell, Dawn; Taggart, Laurence; Kelly, Louise; Sahm, Laura; Corrigan, Maria; Caples, Maria; Martin, Anne-Marie; Tabirca, Sabin; Corrigan, Mark A.; Lehane, Elaine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Introduction: Incidence rates for developing breast cancer are similar for women regardless of intellectual ability. However, women with an intellectual disability present with advanced breast cancers, which often have a poor prognosis. Method: A structured narrative review of the literature was performed to explore the concepts of breast…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Females, Cancer, Barriers
Shah, Shahid; Abbas, Ghulam; Chauhdary, Zunera; Aslam, Ayesha; Rehman, Anees ur; Khurram, Haris; Noreen, Sibgha; Chand, Usman Rashid; Younis, Muhammad Haseeb; Zulfiqar, Umar – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of students regarding the use of antibiotics in Punjab, Pakistan. Participants: 525 medical and non-medical students from Punjab in Pakistan. Methods: The t-test and ANOVA were used to compare the average response of respondents. Chi-square test was used to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students, Medical Students, Drug Therapy
Sarah I. Leonard; Eleanor R. Turi; Amarilis Céspedes; Jianfang Liu; Jennifer S. Powell; Jean-Marie Bruzzese – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Rural adolescents with asthma are a disparate group. Self-management is essential to asthma control. We describe asthma knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-management behaviors among 198 rural adolescents with poorly controlled asthma, exploring demographic differences; we also test the application of Social Cognitive Theory to asthma…
Descriptors: Self Management, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level, Diseases
Download full textClaudia Da Silva Carvalho – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
The global threat of antibiotic-resistant infections has resulted in health organizations compiling an Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP), in which the education of current and future medical prescribers and farmers is central to the preservation of current and future antimicrobial treatments. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Agricultural Education, Premedical Students, Student Attitudes
Maria Manuel Azevedo; Ana Gonçalves; Nuno S. Osório; Fátima Baltazar – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2024
Antimicrobial resistance poses one of the most significant medical challenges for humanity. The current burden is overwhelming and is projected to escalate rapidly, with predictions for 2050 indicating 10 million deaths per year due to antibiotic-resistant microorganisms. Enhancing public awareness and education on this topic is crucial in efforts…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disease Control, Knowledge Level, Questionnaires
Karki, Ishu; Dobbs, Page D.; Larson, Daniel; Maness, Sarah B. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine, college student's beliefs toward HPV, and HPV vaccine uptake between US and international college students studying in the US. Participants: The study was conducted using a sample (N = 588) of college students from a university in the…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, College Students, Beliefs, Student Attitudes
Pakpour, Nazzy; Nouredini, Sahar; Tandon, James – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: Although engineering hackathon events are common, this is one of the first reports of such an event used for the purpose of teaching engineering students about public health concepts. Results from this study suggest that hackathons are an effective format for teaching topics that are not core to the engineering discipline in a short…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education, Programming
Miller, Michele; Romine, William – European Journal of Educational Research, 2020
As we have seen from the current COVID-19 pandemic, misconceptions concerning viruses can lead to disease spread and panic. Therefore, it is imperative to determine misconceptions held concerning epidemics and pandemics. One virus that warrants study of misconceptions, albeit given limited attention in the West, is the Ebola virus. An assessment…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control
Wu, Tsu-Yin; Raghunathan, Vedhika; Lally, Sarah; Rainville, Alice Jo; Bessire, Rachel – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: Seasonal influenza is a preventable disease that may cause high morbidity and mortality. In the USA, the 2020 influenza season overlapped with the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. There is a dearth of research on understanding influenza vaccination uptake and attitudes towards the vaccine among marginalised…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Community Leaders, Information Dissemination, Trust (Psychology)
Dimitra Perifanou; Eleni Konstantinou; Anne Nikula; Kristina Grendova; Aija Ahokas; Joan-Carles Casas-Baroy; Daniela Cavani; Paola Ferri; Paola Galbany-Estragués; Cinzia Gradellini; Michaela Machajova; Daniela Mecugni; Sari Nyman; Xavier Palomar-Aumatell; Janka Prnova; Montse Romero Mas; Carme Roure Pujol; Heli Thomander; Evanthia Sakellari – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Immunization is a highly cost-effective investment in health, proven to be an effective tool in controlling and eliminating dangerous infectious diseases. Health science students require evidence-based knowledge to tackle challenges in healthcare, particularly in the field of vaccination. The aim of the current study is to asses students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immunization Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Communicable Diseases
Bray, Lucy; Blake, Lucy; Protheroe, Jo; Nafria, Begonya; de Avila, Marla Andreia Garcia; Ångström-Brännström, Charlotte; Forsner, Maria; Campbell, Steve; Ford, Karen; Rullander, Anna-Clara; Robichaud, Fanny; Nolbris, Margaretha Jenholt; Saron, Holly; Kirton, Jennifer A.; Carter, Bernie – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objectives: To gain insight into children's health-related knowledge and understanding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) and COVID-19, and measures adopted to mitigate transmission. Design: A child-centred qualitative creative element embedded in an online mixed-methods survey of children aged 7-12years. Setting:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Knowledge Level
