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Direct linkJessica Fitts Willoughby; Rebekah L. King; Paula M. Adams – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Background: Important tools in preventing the spread of COVID-19 include contract tracing and adherence to isolation guidelines after a positive diagnosis of COVID-19. This is especially relevant among college students who are often away from support systems at home, living in high-density housing, and may not experience serious symptoms from…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, College Students, COVID-19
Alexandra Morales; Víctor Amorós-Reche; Jose P. Espada; Mireia Orgilés – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
The main objective of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Coping Inventory for Children and Adolescents during the Pandemic Lockdown (CICAP-11), that assesses coping strategies employed by children and adolescents when faced with pandemic-related home confinement. The CICAP-11 and other measures of anxiety and…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychometrics, Coping, Children
Download full textBen-Michael, Eli; Feller, Avi; Stuart, Elizabeth A. – Grantee Submission, 2021
To limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, governments across the world implemented extraordinary physical distancing policies, such as stay-at-home orders, and numerous studies aim to estimate their effects. Many statistical and econometric methods, such as difference-in-differences, leverage repeated measurements and variation in timing to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Policy, Disease Control
Díaz-González, Esteban E; Danis-Lozano, Rogelio; Peñaloza, Gonzalo – Health Education Research, 2020
Dengue virus is the main arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and affects mainly school-aged children and teens. Many methods have been developed for dengue control, including health education strategies for elementary and high school students. The objective of this study is to provide an update on the status of health education on…
Descriptors: Microbiology, Diseases, Child Health, Health Education
Denny, Thomas N.; Andrews, Laura; Bonsignori, Mattia; Cavanaugh, Kyle; Datto, Michael B.; Deckard, Anastasia; DeMarco, Todd; DeNaeyer, Nicole; Epling, Carol A.; Gurley, Thaddeus; Haase, Steven B.; Hallberg, Chloe; Harer, John; Kneifel, Charles L.; Lee, Mark J.; Louzao, Raul; Moody, M. Anthony; Moore, Zack; Polage, Christopher R.; Puglin, Jamie; Spotts, P. Hunter; Vaughn, John A.; Wolfe, Cameron R. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020
In fall 2020, Duke University's COVID-19 prevention strategy included risk reduction behaviors, frequent testing using pooled SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction testing, and contact tracing. Among 10,265 students who received testing 68,913 times, 84 had positive results. One half of infections were asymptomatic, and some had high viral loads.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Screening Tests, Disease Control
Silver, Rachel; Kendall, Nancy – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
In this article, we consider what would happen if the resources and energy devoted to formal, school-based sex education were redirected into a syndemic sex education approach that centres the individual, social, and structural conditions that shape adolescents' sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Drawing on a case study of youth in Malawi, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Sexuality, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Thomas, James W.; Foster, Holly Ann – History of Education Quarterly, 2020
As colleges and universities respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, many in the media call it "unprecedented." This is not the first time that institutions of higher education have had to respond to an epidemic, however. A historical review of college and university reactions to illnesses such as yellow fever and the 1918 influenza pandemic…
Descriptors: Educational History, Disease Incidence, Higher Education, Educational Change
Welch, Vivian; Ghogomu, Elizabeth; Hossain, Alomgir; Arora, Paul; Cousens, Simon; Gaffey, Michelle; Riddle, Alison; Salam, Rehana; Tugwell, Peter; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Wells, George A. – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2018
Soil transmitted (or intestinal) helminths and schistosomes affect millions of children worldwide. There are four species of soil transmitted helminths: "Ascaris lumbricoides" (roundworm), "Necator americanus" and "Ancylostoma duodenale" (hookworms), and "Trichuris trichura" (whipworm). The five species of…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Child Health, Sanitation
Blanco, Megan; Eitland, Erika – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2020
State and local officials who shuttered school buildings to stem the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020 are beginning to plan for the return of students and staff. They will need evidence-based strategies to know how best to create and maintain safe, healthy spaces. To inform their plans, federal health officials have provided guidance on cleaning…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Disease Control, Epidemiology, Public Health
Crinnion, Anne Marie; Toscano, Joseph C.; Toscano, Cheyenne M. – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
Over the past two years, face masks have been a critical tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19. While previous studies have examined the effects of masks on speech recognition, much of this work was conducted early in the pandemic. Given that human listeners are able to adapt to a wide variety of novel contexts in speech perception, an open…
Descriptors: Hygiene, COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control
Xiumin Hong; Qianqian Liu – Educational Studies, 2024
As the threat of COVID-19 recedes, China has entered a new phase of pandemic prevention and control and preschools have resumed offline education. This study examined 1,553 Chinese preschool teachers' work experiences, data for whom were collected since the new pandemic prevention and control measures were implemented in China. All preschool…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control
Perceived Changes in Peer Relationships and Behavioral Health among College Students during COVID-19
Emily C. Cook – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Covid-19 has resulted in changes to college students' daily lives due to recommendations to socially distance. Social distance is likely to affect youths' peer relationships at a time when these relationships remain important for development. Participants and Methods: The current study utilized survey data to examine perceived changes…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Peer Relationship
Undergraduate-Level Biology Students' Application of Central Dogma to Understand COVID mRNA Vaccines
Saya Shahoy; Michelle Du; Ola Mostafa; Aliyah Parker; Dylan Martirano; Melinda T. Owens – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2024
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has underscored the importance of mRNA vaccines. The mechanism for how such vaccines work is related to the core biology topic of the central dogma, which students often misunderstand despite its importance. Therefore, we wanted to know whether students can apply their biology knowledge of central…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Biology, Knowledge Level
Matthew J. Hirshberg; Blake Colaianne; Karen Kurotsuchi Inkelas; Godwill Oke; Natalia Van Doren; Richard J. Davidson; Robert W. Roeser – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Evaluate COVID-19 pandemic impacts on college student mental health. Participants: Three cohorts of college students (2018 n = 466; 2019 n = 459; 2020, n = 563; N = 1488) from three American universities. Participants were 71.4% female, 67.5% White, and 85.9% first-year students. Methods: Multivariable regression models and bivariate…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mental Health, Anxiety
Van T. Vu – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2024
This study examines the correlation between youngsters' media literacy and their trust in government, support for anti-pandemic regulations, and vaccine readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. The findings show a statistically significant positive correlation between youngsters' media literacy and their trust in government, support for…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Trust (Psychology), Political Attitudes, Immunization Programs
