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Predictors of Meningococcal Vaccine Uptake in University and College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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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
A Student-Driven HIV/PrEP Communication Intervention Using a Modified Social Network Strategy
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Terui, Sachiko; Goldsmith, Joy V.; Daugherty, Crystal D.; Briscoe, James R. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: The authors examined college students' experiences of providing peer-education, using the modified Social Network Strategy (SNS). Participants: Ninety-six college students participated this project during the 2018 academic year, drawn from a large, Mid-Southern urban university. Methods: Students who administered the HIV-PrEP health…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Preventive Medicine, Drug Use
Immunization Documentation Practices and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Surveillance Capacity among Institutions of Higher Education in Indiana
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Stevens, Taryn; Golwalkar, Mugdha – Journal of American College Health, 2018
ABSTRACTObjective: Complete and accurate documentation of immunization records and surveillance of disease transmission are critical to the public health response to outbreaks of communicable disease in institutions of higher education (IHEs). This study aims to describe immunization documentation practices and disease surveillance capacity among…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Immunization Programs, Documentation
Intent to Receive an HPV Vaccine among University Men and Women and Implications for Vaccine Administration
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Jones, Melissa; Cook, Robert – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective and Participants: In 2006, the authors examined intention to receive an HPV vaccine among 340 college students. Methods: A total of 138 men and 202 women completed questionnaires. The authors measured intention by asking participants how likely they would be to accept an HPV vaccine that prevented against (1) all HPV, (2) cervical cancer…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Immunization Programs, Cancer, Intention