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Maarya Akmal; Rania Sophia Lateef; Michael J. Wolyniak; Walter Orenstein – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: Despite the overwhelming benefits of vaccinations, suboptimal public confidence in vaccines keeps immunization rates in the U.S far from ideal levels. Purpose: To assess the efficacy of a high school video set curriculum, on vaccine history, science, and safety, in improving vaccine knowledge. Methods: Sample included high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, Immunization Programs, Health Education, Knowledge Level
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Magdalena Mattebo; Maria Gottvall; Maria Grandahl – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
The present qualitative study is a part of the process evaluation of a complex intervention, the randomized controlled trial, "Prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV) in a school-based setting." We aimed to explore participating school nurses' perceptions and experiences of delivering the educational HPV intervention to adolescents aged…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Intervention, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Ezer, Paulina; Kerr, Lucille; Fisher, Christopher M.; Heywood, Wendy; Lucke, Jayne – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2019
Sexuality education is a trusted source of information and guidance for adolescents and young people on sexual health, sexuality and relationships, and it can improve the sexual health of this population. Such education is most effective when informed by the views of young people themselves; however, there is limited research that investigates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Experience, Sex Education, Relevance (Education)
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Tseng, Anita S. – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2018
With the advent of Web 2.0 media, there is a greater prevalence of science misinformation available to the public. This issue is particularly problematic for novices who often believe that science in the media is factual and objective, even though an expected outcome of secondary education is to develop students' abilities to critically evaluate…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Misconceptions, Scientific Literacy, Critical Thinking
Romine, William – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Assessments of knowledge and perceptions about influenza were developed for high school students, and used to determine how knowledge, perceptions, and demographic variables relate to students taking precautions and their odds of getting sick. Assessments were piloted with 205 students and validated using the Rasch model. Data were then collected…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, High School Students, Knowledge Level, Attitude Measures
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Hwang, Jessica P.; Huang, Chih-Hsun; Yi, Jenny K. – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Asian American college students are at high risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Participants and Methods: Vietnamese American students completed a questionnaire assessing HBV knowledge and attitudes. The authors performed statistical analyses to examine the relationship between HBV knowledge and participant characteristics. They also performed…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, College Students, Knowledge Level, Diseases