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Whisnant, Joanna; Martin-Kerry, Jacqueline; Flett, Lydia; Knapp, Peter – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To identify predictors of meningococcal vaccine uptake among university and college students, the most common carriers of meningococcal disease. Participants: University or college students aged 18 to 25 years. Methods: Multiple databases, citations, and gray literature were systematically searched in April 2017 and January 2019, for…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Disease Control, Communicable Diseases
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Oster, Emily – Journal of Political Economy, 2005
In many Asian countries the ratio of male to female population is higher than in the West: as high as 1.07 in China and India, and even higher in Pakistan. A number of authors (most notably Amartya Sen) have suggested that this imbalance reflects excess female mortality and have argued that as many as 100 million women are "missing."…
Descriptors: Viruses, Foreign Countries, Females, Communicable Diseases