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Evaluation of Educational Interventions to Enhance Adolescent Specific Vaccination Coverage
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Underwood, Natasha L.; Gargano, Lisa M.; Sales, Jessica; Vogt, Tara M.; Seib, Katherine; Hughes, James M. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: In this study, we assessed impact of two educational interventions designed to increase coverage of three vaccines recommended during adolescence among Georgia middle and high school students (tetanus diphtheria pertussis [Tdap], meningococcal [MenACWY], and human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccines). Methods: We randomized 11 middle and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Intervention, Immunization Programs
Overcoming the Triad of Rural Health Disparities: How Local Culture, Lack of Economic Opportunity, and Geographic Location Instigate Health Disparities
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Thomas, Tami L.; DiClemente, Ralph; Snell, Samuel – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: To discuss how the effects of culture, economy, and geographical location intersect to form a gestalt triad determining health-related disparities in rural areas. Methods: We critically profile each component of the deterministic triad in shaping current health-related disparities in rural areas; evaluate the uniquely composed…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Economic Factors, Cultural Influences, Rural Areas
Adolescent Attitudes toward Influenza Vaccination and Vaccine Uptake in a School-Based Influenza Vaccination Intervention: A Mediation Analysis
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Painter, Julia E.; Sales, Jessica M.; Pazol, Karen; Wingood, Gina M.; Windle, Michael; Orenstein, Walter A.; DiClemente, Ralph J. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Background: School-based vaccination programs may provide an effective strategy to immunize adolescents against influenza. This study examined whether adolescent attitudes toward influenza vaccination mediated the relationship between receipt of a school-based influenza vaccination intervention and vaccine uptake. Methods: Participants were…
Descriptors: Intervention, Immunization Programs, Adolescent Attitudes, Intention
Psychosocial Correlates of Intention to Receive an Influenza Vaccination among Rural Adolescents
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Painter, Julia E.; Sales, Jessica M.; Pazol, Karen; Wingood, Gina M.; Windle, Michael; Orenstein, Walter A.; Diclemente, Ralph J. – Health Education Research, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently expanded annual influenza vaccination recommendations to include all children 6 months through 18 years of age. Adolescent attitudes toward influenza vaccination may play a key role in reaching this newly added age group. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Age, Advisory Committees, Immunization Programs