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ERIC Number: EJ528640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Using Peer Helpers for Tuberculosis Prevention.
McCue, Maureen; Afifi, Larry Anna
Journal of American College Health, v44 n4 p173-76 Jan 1996
Describes a peer helper program initiated by the University of Iowa Student Health Services to prevent active tuberculosis development among foreign national students. Before instituting the program, compliance with tuberculosis prevention efforts for those students was less than 5%. Since the peer program was instituted, compliance has risen to 50%. (SM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Peer Influence, Peer Relationship, School Health Services, Student Behavior, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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