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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
Direct linkSu, Zhaohui; Chen, Yen Tzu – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Influenza attack rates among college students are high. However, little is known about the determinants of students' flu vaccine adoption from their own perspectives. To fill this gap, this study aims to investigate barriers and facilitators to college students' flu vaccine adoption. Methods: A total of 545 students offered complete…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Behavior, Barriers
Hall, Carrie Ann; Skelly, Christy; Marc, Nancy; Risko, Judy – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: College student populations are considered at greater risk of contracting influenza due to their close living conditions. Despite this increased risk, college students are reluctant to obtain annual vaccination. This pilot study sought to determine perceptions of students on a college campus who received the annual influenza vaccination…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Communicable Diseases, Student Attitudes
Margaret A. Riggs; Sabrina A. Madni; January Cornelius; Amy Zhang; Michaila Czarnik; Keith Zullig; Robert J. Bensley; Linda Gibson-Young; Marilyn Gardner; Caryl E. Waggett; Vonia Grabeel; Samuel J. Pettyjohn; Christine Fisher; Resa M. Jones; Dayna M. Maniccia; Jack Doyle; Margarita Treuth; John Neatherlin; Ebony Thomas; Lisa Barrios – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: To understand college and university student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies. Methods: Thirteen colleges and universities volunteered to conduct an anonymous electronic survey in April 2021 to assess students' KAB about mask use and vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Results:…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior
James Lloyd; Sohail Akhtar; Packianathaswamy Balaji – Discover Education, 2023
Background: Virtual reality technology is increasingly used in medical education to facilitate immersive experiences allowing users to interact with a simulated environment to foster learning. However, the potential barriers to this experience from a user perspective have not been fully explored. Methods: Twenty final-year medical students…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Medical Education, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Simulation
Kasymova, Salima – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: This systematic mixed studies review aims to summarize the results of available research on knowledge of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine, the intention to vaccinate, and HPV vaccination uptake among male college students. Methods: PubMed, ProQuest, EBSCO, PsycINFO, JSTOR, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar searches were…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Knowledge Level, Intention
Odella Dianne Hagan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community college women do not obtain the HPV vaccine at the same rate as university women. The aim of this study was to discover the perceptions of community college women in relation to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and associated cancers, the perceived barriers and benefits of obtaining the HPV vaccination, and how health behavior decisions…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Females, Student Attitudes, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Foster, Stephen; Carvallo, Mauricio; Song, Hairong; Lee, Joyce; Lee, Jongwon – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Objective: Sexual promiscuity stigma constitutes a significant barrier which prevents young women from receiving catch-up human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. Our objective was to explore how this stigma may be particularly detrimental to women in cultures of honor, where women are expected to maintain a reputation of sexual purity.…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Social Bias, Sexuality
Joan E. Kreiger; Victoria A. Zigmont; Carrie D. Michalski; Kristen S. Borgognone – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Even healthy college students are vulnerable to severe complications associated with seasonal influenza (flu). Despite national directives to increase influenza vaccination compliance, college campuses remain woefully below national goals. This study aimed to identify factors correlated with the decision to voluntarily receive an…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Behavior, Undergraduate Students
Aleksandra Karosas; Lichuan Ye – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Contact tracing is essential to help monitor and control the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus. Many universities across the United States have developed and implemented contact tracing programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this viewpoint article, we characterized and reflected on the unique challenges of contact tracing in…
Descriptors: Barriers, Disease Control, Public Health, COVID-19
Yuri Akizuki; Shoko Kusunoki; Eri Maeda – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2024
This study aimed to assess the fertility knowledge of Japanese education undergraduates who plan to become schoolteachers and examine related factors. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted with 252 first-year education undergraduates at a Japanese university. The Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale (CFKS) was used to measure fertility…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences, Sex Education
Balcezak, Hannah C.; Olusanya, Olufunto A.; Tomar, Aditi; Foster, Margaret; Wigfall, Lisa T. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To describe rates and identify factors associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among young adult males in college/university settings. Methods: Study was reported according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Five electronic databases were searched for empirical studies…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Young Adults, Males, Immunization Programs
Kessler, Roanna; Auwaerter, Paul – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Improve (HPV) vaccination rates in a college-aged population using a strategic toolkit for student health services. Participants: Eighteen to twenty-six year-olds enrolled at Johns Hopkins University who utilized the Student Health & Wellness Center (JHU SHWC) during the study period. Methods: The toolkit comprised of (a) continuing…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs
Kezia H. Mkwizu; Kathija Yassim – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
The trends in higher education's post-pandemic recovery and towards sustainability are not new concepts and are still being discussed in various contexts. Evidence shows that higher education suffered greatly from the pandemic due to closures of institutions. Hence, more post-pandemic studies are necessary to understand its effects and how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Resilience (Psychology), Sustainability, COVID-19
Wang, Wanqi; Shi, Xiao; Jiang, Yifan; Zhao, Hanrui; Ong, Jason J.; Wu, Dan; Tucker, Joseph D.; Terris-Prestholt, Fern; Pan, Stephen W. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test uptake among college and university students in China remains suboptimal. This study aimed to identify and weigh the relative importance of HIV testing preferences among university students in China. Participants and methods: Qualitative interviews and discrete choice experiments (DCE) were used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), College Students, Student Attitudes
