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Bailey, Dawn Rachel Jane; Rankin, Chloe; Sehmbi, Vineeta; Grewal, Parminder; Woodall, James – Health Education, 2023
Purpose: The paper offers commissioners and practitioners insights into how a gender and culturally sensitive COVID-19 vaccination clinic was set up in a local area that was experiencing lower uptake rates. Design/methodology/approach: This paper seeks to examine and share a city-wide approach to improve vaccine uptake in a large metropolitan city…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Disadvantaged
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Houlden, Shandell; Veletsianos, George; Hodson, Jaigris; Reid, Darren; Thompson, Christiani P. – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: Because health misinformation pertaining to COVID-19 is a serious threat to public health, the purpose of this study is to develop a framework to guide an online intervention into some of the drivers of health misinformation online. This framework can be iterated upon through the use of design-based research to continue to develop further…
Descriptors: Pandemics, Intervention, Misconceptions, Beliefs
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Richards, Keith – Health Education, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to better understand what influences the intentions of college students to receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the USA and cancers related to HPV are on the rise. Design/Methodology/Approach: A 2×2 experimental design was used to predict the…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Prevention
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Martin, Ellen; Senior, Naomi; Abdullah, Ammar; Brown, Janine; Collings, Suzanne; Racktoo, Sophie; Walpole, Sarah; Zeiton, Moez; Heffernan, Catherine – Health Education, 2011
Purpose: The aim of this small-scale focus group study is to explore the impact the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has on attitudes towards HPV, cervical cancer and sexual risk taking amongst university students in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: Participants were recruited through advertisements placed on notice boards throughout the…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Education, Sex Education, Health Promotion