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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
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
Lukas Boser; Kaspar Staub – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2024
Outbreaks of respiratory infections have impact on schools. The present article draws upon sources from the school archives of the former teachers' seminary Muristalden in the city of Bern in Switzerland. The aim is to ascertain how the various pandemic waves 1918/1919 affected school operations and the people living at Muristalden. During the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communicable Diseases, Pandemics, Educational History
Kristina M. Angelo; Kaitlyn Ciampaglio; Julie Richards; Anjali Silva; Catherine Ebelke; Gerard T. Flaherty; Gary Brunette; Sarah Kohl – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
Background: Knowledge of specific health-related events encountered by students studying abroad and the availability and use of pre-travel healthcare for these students is lacking. Methods: Anonymous web-based questionnaires were sent to study abroad offices, student health centers, and undergraduate students after studying abroad at eight…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Health Services, Student Attitudes
Marta Castellar Cárdenas; María Del Carmen Romero López; Y María Del Pilar Jiménez Tejada – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
The current pandemic has highlighted the importance of hand hygiene as a preventive measure to avoid the transmission of diseases. It is a habit that should be reinforced during childhood, so that it lasts into adulthood. The main objective was to analyse and describe, through drawing, the mental schemas that 6-12 year-old pupils have about clean…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
Alexander Le; Sara Ali; Christine C. Blackburn; Leslie Ruyle; Jessica Hernandez; Farid Abarca; Araceli Arroniz; Sanny Rivera; Kaylee Jerman; Neha Kashyap; Edward Davila; Kathryn Ortega; Yesenia Zavala – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Treatment-seeking behavior (TSB) in relation to dengue infection is a critical aspect of public health, and understanding the factors that influence it is crucial for effective disease management. This research delves into key determinants of dengue TSB by examining the perceptions and behaviors of individuals in Costa Rica, in relation to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Access to Health Care
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
Grace Rutherford; Rafat Hussain; Kathleen Tait – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, now constitute a major proportion of ill-health across most adult and older populations including in people with intellectual disability. The current paper is a comparative analysis of prevalence of NCDs across mid-aged and older-aged people with mild intellectual…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Adults, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
Eugene Merzon; Ariel Israel; Beth Krone; Shani Medvejer; Shira Cohen; Ilan Green; Avivit Golan-Cohen; Shlomo Vinker; Stephen V. Faraone; Jeffrey H. Newcorn; Shai Ashkenazi; Abraham Weizman; Iris Manor – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: There is growing evidence of involvement of inflammatory mechanisms in ADHD. Previous studies found significantly higher rates of ADHD among children with FMF. The present study examined the rate of exposure to FMF in children with a later (within a 5-year period) diagnosis of ADHD compared to non-ADHD children. Methods: A…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Diseases, Physiology, Genetic Disorders
Luka Viera – Journal of School Health, 2024
BACKGROUND: The emergence of COVID-19 resulted in a substantial loss of education because of global school closures. Face masks are a potential measure to restrain the COVID-19 spread; therefore, this paper evaluated the effectiveness of face masks in reducing COVID-19 incidence in school settings. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control
Download full textDimitra 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
Paloma Aparicio; Alberto Alonso-Babarro; Raquel Barba; Fernando Moldenhauer; Carmen Suárez; Diego Real de Asúa – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Objectives: Characterise the circumstances associated with death during admission of adults with Down syndrome (DS) and to identify predictors of mortality. Patients and Methods: Observational study based on data on all emergent admissions of adults with DS to hospitals of the Spanish National Health System between 1997 and 2014. We analysed…
Descriptors: Death, Adults, Down Syndrome, Predictor Variables
Yinka Olusoga – Global Studies of Childhood, 2024
This paper applies a posthumanist lens, informed by the work of Hollett and Ehret and of Ingold, to consider children's playful affective entanglements with the human and the more-than-human during fluctuating periods of social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this refracting theoretical lens, I (re)examine a selection of play and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Play, Recreational Activities
Saïkou Oumar Sagnane – Journal of International Students, 2024
What is power? What is knowledge? What is the link between power and knowledge? This paper interrogates the relationship between knowledge and power in the context of Guinea's epidemic crises and political events. It draws on observational data collected during the Ebola epidemic (2013-2016), the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022), and the ongoing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Political Power
Havva Kaçan; Vasfiye Bayram Deger; Halis Sakiz – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Female children with profound intellectual disabilities (IDs) may experience symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and depend on others' care. However, their caregivers may lack general hygiene skills and experience heightened anxiety when their care is expected. This study reports outcome of a training that aims to enhance genital hygiene…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mothers, Females, Intellectual Disability
