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Download full textBeniamin Abramczyk; Szymon Lawicki; Weronika Pyter; Agata Bluszcz; Ignacy Piszczek; Jonatan Audycki; Julia Pawlowska – Journal of Baltic Science Education, 2023
There is evidence that education levels have an impact on people's attitudes toward vaccination. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to maximize vaccinations - one of the most efficient ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Young individuals play a major role in disease transmission due to their intense social life…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Secondary School Students
Direct linkSelvan, Preethi; Kearney, Matthew; Cognetti, David; Massey, Philip; Leader, Amy – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Nurses in an urban school district completed a brief survey about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Methods: Descriptive and bivariate analyses examined trends and differences. Results: Among 208 nurses, only 3% correctly answered all 5 knowledge questions. Nurses with greater…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Urban Schools, School Districts, Immunization Programs
Dimitra Perifanou; Eleni Konstantinou; Anne Nikula; Kristina Grendova; Aija Ahokas; Joan-Carles Casas-Baroy; Daniela Cavani; Paola Ferri; Paola Galbany-Estragués; Cinzia Gradellini; Michaela Machajova; Daniela Mecugni; Sari Nyman; Xavier Palomar-Aumatell; Janka Prnova; Montse Romero Mas; Carme Roure Pujol; Heli Thomander; Evanthia Sakellari – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Immunization is a highly cost-effective investment in health, proven to be an effective tool in controlling and eliminating dangerous infectious diseases. Health science students require evidence-based knowledge to tackle challenges in healthcare, particularly in the field of vaccination. The aim of the current study is to asses students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immunization Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Communicable Diseases
Teovanovic, Predrag; Lukic, Petar; Zupan, Zorana; Lazic, Aleksandra; Ninkovic, Milica; Žeželj, Iris – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
In the coronavirus "infodemic," people are exposed to official recommendations but also to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID-19. We examined whether irrational beliefs predict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines as well as susceptibility to such misinformation. Irrational beliefs were indexed by…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Beliefs, Misconceptions
Traci Hayes; Wendy White; Kisa K. Harris; Amel Mohammed; Frances Henderson; Caroline E. Compretta – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The study aimed to understand the perceptions, knowledge, information sources, and coping skills pertaining to COVID-19 among two groups of African American young adults. Participants: African American ages 18-29 years enrolled in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and non-college enrolled young adults in Mississippi were the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Barriers, Student Attitudes
Kessler, Erica D.; Braasch, Jason L. G.; Kardash, CarolAnne M. – Reading Psychology, 2021
The current work was conducted to better understand the influences of source presence and individual differences on evaluating and sharing information from multiple conflicting Internet texts about childhood vaccinations. The results indicate that college student readers appeared to be insensitive to a source availability manipulation. However,…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Internet, Computer Mediated Communication, Immunization Programs
Burns, Sharyn; Selvey, Linda; Roux, Felicity – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2021
In Australia, school-based immunisation programmes (SBIP) provide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to secondary school students. However, despite such free programmes, around 20% of girls and 25% of boys do not complete all doses. This formative study identified barriers and enablers to vaccine completion. Online surveys were conducted with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Secondary School Students
Trevors, Gregory J. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2022
It is common for individuals to have misconceptions across a range of subject matters. Although interventions to correct misconceptions are largely successful, at times they may fail. The current study explores how corrections may be perceived to conflict with aspects of personal or social identity and engender experience of negative emotions and…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Immunization Programs, Misconceptions, Safety
Chang, Ching-Yi; Hwang, Gwo-Jen; Gau, Meei-Ling – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2022
The aims of nursing training include not only mastering skills but also fostering the competence to make decisions for problem solving. In prenatal education, cultivating nurses' knowledge and competence of vaccine administration is a crucial issue for protecting pregnant women and newborns from infection. Therefore, obstetric vaccination…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Job Skills, Skill Development, Knowledge Level
Annie Coriolan Ciceron; Carla J. Berg; Michelle Clausen; Min Jeong Jeon; Lorien C. Abroms; Daisy Le – Health Education Research, 2023
Cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are critical for those immunocompromised due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Health education programs, including text messaging, can effectively improve knowledge of cervical cancer and recommended screening. This paper describes the data-driven development of a 4-week…
Descriptors: Cancer, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Screening Tests
Taylor, Zachary W.; Childs, Joshua – Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2021
Institutions of higher education have mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for students wishing to return to an on-campus, in-person learning experience. However, some groups have expressed a hesitancy to be vaccinated, while others are unsure about the vaccine's side effects and/or efficacy. Yet, an under-researched aspect of COVID-19 vaccinations and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Tung, Wei-Chen; Lu, Minggen; Langowski, Joey; Qiu, Xiangwen – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objectives: To evaluate (a) reasons for not receiving recommended doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, (b) the most influential recommending source in getting the HPV vaccine, and (c) associated factors among Chinese college students in the United States. Methods: A cross-sectional design utilizing a structured self-report…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Asians, Foreign Students
Dönmez, Sevgül; Öztürk, Rusen; Kisa, Sezer; Karaoz Weller, Banu; Zeyneloglu, Simge – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: The researchers aimed to evaluate the knowledge and perceptions of first-year female nursing students about human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer (CC), and HPV vaccination. Participants: The sample included 690 female nursing students from sampled universities between April and June 2015. Methods: Students were surveyed by using a…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Nursing Students, Females
AlHajri, Lamia; Mohamed, Heba M. – SAGE Open, 2022
COVID-19, which has become a worldwide pandemic, prompted various healthcare organizations to take measures to stop or slow its spread. These measures require behavioral change. According to the health belief model, knowledge and awareness are needed to establish an assessment of threat and determine whether a behavior will be changed. Since the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Knowledge Level
Sandler, Kayla; Srivastava, Tuhina; Fawole, Oluwatunmise A.; Fasano, Caitlin; Feemster, Kristen A. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: We aimed to explore knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about vaccines required for college-entry and vaccine-related behaviors among college students. Participants: Thirty-three full-time undergraduate students, [greater than or equal to] 18 years old, enrolled at public (2) and private (3) colleges and universities in metropolitan…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, School Health Services, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level
