ERIC Number: EJ1448240
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
A Qualitative Analysis of an Online Teaching Intervention to Encourage Favorable Attitudes toward Influenza Vaccine among Community College Students
Janet R. Heller; Nigel M. Thomas; Elyse S. Gruttadauria; Stacia M. Reader; Ariel L. Sarmiento
Journal of American College Health, v72 n8 p2488-2493 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 used a self-paced, online teaching intervention. Qualitative data in the form of online discussion board posts were collected and analyzed assessing attitudes, normative references, and knowledge. Results: High rates of favorable attitudes toward influenza vaccine, evidence of subjective normative references toward science-based information, and an increase in participant knowledge. Conclusions: An online teaching intervention can be effective in changing attitudes, referencing subjective norms related to scientific information, and increasing knowledge.
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Microbiology, Immunization Programs, Disease Control, Community College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Behavior, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Online Courses, Intervention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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