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Direct linkSalome Mshigeni; Gilna Samuel; Winifred Scott – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The prevalence of illnesses related to VPDs is higher among older adults and college students experience them despite decades of vaccine availability. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American College Health Association (ACHA) emphasizes that all students should provide vaccine proof or receive immunizations prior to…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Immunization Programs, First Generation College Students
Christy Kollath-Cattano; Sarah J. Hatteberg; Samantha Petillo; Morgan Giancaterini – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To examine correlates of and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine initiation and intention among college students. Participants: 1,171 students attending a public university in the South. Methods: Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the correlates of vaccine intention and initiation. Reasons for pursuing or foregoing vaccination…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, College Students
Emre Umucu; Beatrice Lee; Jill Bezyak – Journal of American College Health, 2024
The purpose of the study was to explore characteristics of vaccine hesitancy and behaviors among college students with disabilities. Participants and Methods: Participants consisted of 105 college students with disabilities (M[subscript age]=26.82, SD = 8.42), and a majority of participants were female (69.5%) and Hispanic (85%). Results: No…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students
Hannah R. Hamilton; Julie Longua Peterson; Tracy DeHart – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The Theory of Planned Behavior has been applied to COVID-19 protective behaviors, but evidence suggests this theory may be less predictive over time and less valid in individualistic societies. The current study applied this theory among American college students as vaccines became available and added perceived risk. Participants: 242…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Risk, Health Behavior
Marie-Claude Couture; Kelly L. L'Engle; Pallavi Aytha Swathi; Annette K. Regan – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Colleges are potential hotspots for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 due to lower immunization rates and possible close contacts among young adults. Some universities have implemented policies mandating COVID-19 vaccination; however, their effects remain uncertain. We estimated COVID-19 vaccination rates with and without university-mandated…
Descriptors: College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Su, Zhaohui; Chen, Yen Tzu – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Influenza attack rates among college students are high. However, little is known about the determinants of students' flu vaccine adoption from their own perspectives. To fill this gap, this study aims to investigate barriers and facilitators to college students' flu vaccine adoption. Methods: A total of 545 students offered complete…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Immunization Programs, Health Behavior, Barriers
Brown, Devin L.; Cowdery, Joan E. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: We examined clinical trial knowledge and attitudes, and their relationship with willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials, and willingness to accept a COVID-19 vaccine among college students. Participants: 331 undergraduates: mean age 25; 72% women; and 78% white. Methods: We administered an online, anonymous survey to…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Immunization Programs, Student Participation
Meltem Irmak; Nilay Ozturk; Büsra Tuncay Yüksel; Birgül Çakir Yildirim; Güliz Karaarslan Semiz – Science & Education, 2025
In this study, we explored Turkish preservice teachers' (PTs) informal reasoning regarding COVID-19 vaccination and new media literacy (NML), and investigated potential relationships between their informal reasoning and NML levels. Participants of the study were 410 PTs enrolled in teacher education programs of 19 different universities in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, COVID-19
Hall, Carrie Ann; Skelly, Christy; Marc, Nancy; Risko, Judy – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: College student populations are considered at greater risk of contracting influenza due to their close living conditions. Despite this increased risk, college students are reluctant to obtain annual vaccination. This pilot study sought to determine perceptions of students on a college campus who received the annual influenza vaccination…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Communicable Diseases, Student Attitudes
Margaret A. Riggs; Sabrina A. Madni; January Cornelius; Amy Zhang; Michaila Czarnik; Keith Zullig; Robert J. Bensley; Linda Gibson-Young; Marilyn Gardner; Caryl E. Waggett; Vonia Grabeel; Samuel J. Pettyjohn; Christine Fisher; Resa M. Jones; Dayna M. Maniccia; Jack Doyle; Margarita Treuth; John Neatherlin; Ebony Thomas; Lisa Barrios – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: To understand college and university student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies. Methods: Thirteen colleges and universities volunteered to conduct an anonymous electronic survey in April 2021 to assess students' KAB about mask use and vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Results:…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior
Understanding Chinese International Students' Perception of Flu Vaccination on U.S. College Campuses
Huixin Deng; Michelle I. Seelig; Léi Y. Sun – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examines Chinese international students' underlying beliefs and overall perception of the flu vaccination to inform effective health promotion efforts on U.S. college campuses. Participants: Data were collected in March 2020. Participants (N = 189) were recruited via email at a southeastern university in the U.S. Methods:…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Asians, College Students, Immunization Programs
Fiorenzo Parziale – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2024
The aim of this paper is to propose an original analysis of the association between social status and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines regarding upper-secondary students in Italy. The research was conducted by administering an online survey on a probabilistic and stratified sample of 5,699 students, in the spring of 2021, when the vaccination…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
Edward B. Lewin; Dawn M. Bellanti; Courtney C. Boyd; Walter A. Orenstein; Joseph A. Bellanti – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Background: While vaccines have reduced the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine hesitancy threatens the re-emergence of childhood infectious diseases. Purpose: This randomized controlled study evaluated an online vaccine education program to advance vaccine acceptance among middle-school students. Methodology: Study participants…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Immunization Programs, Online Courses, Student Attitudes
Meg L. Small; Robert P. Lennon; John J. Dziak; Rachel A. Smith; Gillian Sommerville; Nita Bharti – Journal of American College Health, 2024
On college campuses, effective management of vaccine-preventable transmissible pathogens requires understanding student vaccination intentions. This is necessary for developing and tailoring health messaging to maximize uptake of health information and vaccines. The current study explored students' beliefs and attitudes about vaccines in general,…
Descriptors: Beliefs, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Yanmengqian Zhou; Ruobing Li; Lijiang Shen – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The study tested potential factors that differentiated the COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant and -inclined college students and, based on these factors, identified subgroups of the vaccine-hesitant students. Participants: Participants were 1,183 U.S. college students attending four-year universities or community colleges recruited through…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, COVID-19, Pandemics
