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Lorien C. Abroms; Donald Koban; Nandita Krishnan; Melissa Napolitano; Samuel Simmens; Brendan Caskey; Tien-Chin Wu; David A. Broniatowski – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Background: Vaccine misinformation has been widely spread on social media, but attempts to combat it have not taken advantage of the attributes of social media platforms for health education. Methods: The objective was to test the efficacy of moderated social media discussions about COVID-19 vaccines in private Facebook groups. Unvaccinated U.S.…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Social Media
Alber, Julia M.; Askay, David; Kolodziejski, Lauren R.; Ghazvini, Sanam; Tolentino, Brenda; Gibbs, Siena L. – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: Although receiving the HPV vaccine can help to prevent the development of cancer and HPV-related diseases, many individuals are not vaccinated in adolescence. Purpose: To examine knowledge about changes to the FDA's approval of the HPV vaccine for adults ages 26-45 years and to utilize the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) constructs…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Prevention, Cancer, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Hunter-Mullis, Kristina; Macy, Jonathan T.; Greene, Alison; Simon, Kosali – Health Education Research, 2022
2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rates in the United States have plateaued in specific populations, including rural areas. To improve COVID-19 vaccination rates and to encourage early vaccine uptake in future pandemics, this study aimed to examine vaccine attributes associated with early adoption. Data are from an anonymous online…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Immunization Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics
Kelsey R. Habighorst; Lisa M. Cillessen; Heather M. Taylor; Jerilyn J. Reed; Paul O. Gubbins – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To evaluate college students' awareness of an educational initiative to increase campus influenza vaccination rates and strategies to improve it. Participants: Students attending a large public comprehensive university. Methods: An investigator-developed, online survey evaluated awareness of the initiative, the students' perception of…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Communicable Diseases, Knowledge Level
Koplas, Patricia A.; Braswell, Jessica; Saray Smalls, T. – Journal of American College Health, 2019
Objective: This study investigated potential factors associated with HPV vaccine uptake in a diverse population of traditional-age undergraduate students. Participants: One hundred and twenty-nine undergraduate students aged 18-24 attending a small southeastern university completed surveys in January to March of 2013. Methods: Questionnaires…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Immunization Programs, Barriers, Knowledge Level
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
O'Rourke, Thomas; Iammarino, Nicholas – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
With the onset and rapid spread of COVID-19 without a safe and effective vaccine, initial efforts to reduce community spread focused on basic public health measures such as mask wearing, social distancing, hand-washing, avoiding large gatherings, and suspected cases isolation and quarantine. Following was the development of the COVID-19…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Health, Disease Control
Underwood, Natasha L.; Gargano, Lisa M.; Sales, Jessica; Vogt, Tara M.; Seib, Katherine; Hughes, James M. – Journal of School Health, 2019
Background: In this study, we assessed impact of two educational interventions designed to increase coverage of three vaccines recommended during adolescence among Georgia middle and high school students (tetanus diphtheria pertussis [Tdap], meningococcal [MenACWY], and human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccines). Methods: We randomized 11 middle and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Intervention, Immunization Programs
Kessler, Roanna; Auwaerter, Paul – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Improve (HPV) vaccination rates in a college-aged population using a strategic toolkit for student health services. Participants: Eighteen to twenty-six year-olds enrolled at Johns Hopkins University who utilized the Student Health & Wellness Center (JHU SHWC) during the study period. Methods: The toolkit comprised of (a) continuing…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs
Kalantari, Annahieta; Kass, Lawrence – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
"I got the vaccine, and it gave me COVID!" said the elderly woman who was vaccinated the day prior to her emergency department visit. A woman in her 50s, sitting at the bedside of her husband who is profoundly short of breath and barely able to speak due to COVID, states that neither of them will ever get vaccinated because "We…
Descriptors: Physicians, Role, Pandemics, COVID-19
Griffin, Constance; Barker, Patricia; McDermott, Elizabeth; Meadows, Lynne; Peiffer, Cheryl – National Association of School Nurses, 2020
It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) that immunizations are essential to primary prevention of disease from infancy through adulthood and that childhood vaccinations are an effective way of preventing serious childhood illnesses (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2017). NASN supports…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Staff Role, Immunization Programs, Disease Control
Veletsianos, George; Houlden, Shandell; Reid, Darren; Hodson, Jaigris; Thompson, Christiani P. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2022
As part of a design-based research effort into disrupting the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, we have iteratively designed, developed, and evaluated a learning intervention intended for public audiences. In this paper we describe the design principles we created to guide our applied research into education on the topic of online misinformation.…
Descriptors: Design, COVID-19, Pandemics, Misconceptions
McBride, Kimberly R.; Singh, Shipra – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
High human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and low HPV vaccine uptake are significant public health concerns. Disparities in HPV-associated cancers and HPV vaccine uptake rates suggest the need for additional research examining factors associated with vaccine acceptance. This study assessed HPV awareness and knowledge and identified…
Descriptors: Health Education, Cancer, Predictor Variables, Knowledge Level
Hunter, Theresa; Weinstein, Melissa – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess male undergraduate students' human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge and intentions to receive the HPV vaccination. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Method: A sample of 116 male undergraduate students from a university in the Midwestern USA completed a survey questionnaire assessing various aspects…
Descriptors: Cancer, Immunization Programs, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students
Improving Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Uptake in College Students: A Socioecological Perspective
Lanning, Beth; Golman, Mandy; Crosslin, Katie – American Journal of Health Education, 2017
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates remain relatively low, despite new recommendations found in "Healthy People 2020." Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine vaccination rates, identify factors that influenced initiation/continuance of HPV vaccine series, and identify levels of influence for HPV health…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunization Programs, College Students, Student Surveys