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Odenbring, Ylva; Lindén, Lisa – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Since autumn 2020, boys in the fifth year of school (11-year-old students) in Sweden have been offered human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for free. Drawing from individual interviews with 21 school nurses working in primary schools in one of Sweden's regions, the aim of this study was to explore nurses' strategies and experiences of informing…
Descriptors: Males, Grade 5, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs
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Hayes, Kim A.; Entzel, Pamela; Berger, Wendy; Caskey, Rachel N.; Shlay, Judith C.; Stubbs, Brenda W.; Smith, Jennifer S.; Brewer, Noel T. – Journal of School Health, 2013
Background: There has been little evaluation of school-located vaccination programs that offer human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in US schools without health centers (ie, extramural programs). This article summarizes lessons learned from such programs. Methods: In July to August 2010, 5 programs were identi?ed. Semistructured, in-depth telephone…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Promotion, Semi Structured Interviews
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Jones, M. Gail; Rua, Melissa J. – School Science and Mathematics, 2008
This study describes 5th, 8th, and 11th-grade students', teachers', and medical professionals' conceptions of flu and microbial illness. Participants constructed a concept map on "flu" and participated in a semi-structured interview. The results showed that these groups of students, teachers and medical professionals held and structured their…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Grade 5, Grade 8, Grade 11