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Direct linkSalome Mshigeni; Gilna Samuel; Winifred Scott – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The prevalence of illnesses related to VPDs is higher among older adults and college students experience them despite decades of vaccine availability. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and American College Health Association (ACHA) emphasizes that all students should provide vaccine proof or receive immunizations prior to…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Immunization Programs, First Generation College Students
Isaac Nyarko Kwakye; Daniel Adom-Fynn; Nuworza Kugbey; Kwame Benyibaling Bour – SAGE Open, 2025
This scoping review is intended to examine and consolidate the factors that influence the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among African university students. Gaining an understanding of these factors is crucial for developing effective public health strategies to improve vaccination rates within this demographic. An extensive search of peer-reviewed…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Student Attitudes
Christy Kollath-Cattano; Sarah J. Hatteberg; Samantha Petillo; Morgan Giancaterini – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To examine correlates of and barriers to COVID-19 vaccine initiation and intention among college students. Participants: 1,171 students attending a public university in the South. Methods: Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the correlates of vaccine intention and initiation. Reasons for pursuing or foregoing vaccination…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, College Students
Ellen B. Rubinstein; Hannah Rayel; Elizabeth C. Crawford; Mary Larson – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: This exploratory study examined campus attitudes toward vaccines to guide subsequent development of context-relevant interventions for increasing vaccine acceptance and uptake. Participants: We gathered ethnographic data on a convenience sample of campus community members (students, faculty, staff) at a public university over six weeks…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, College Students, College Faculty, School Personnel
Jaimi L. Allen; Benjamin C. Amick III; Mark L. Williams; Joshua L. Kennedy; Karl W. Boehme; J. Craig Forrest; Brian Primack; Erica Ashley Sides; Wendy N. Nembhard; Stephanie F. Gardner; Jessica N. Snowden; Laura P. James; Ericka Olgaard; Jay Gandy – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: Assess university students' SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence and mitigation behaviors over time. Participants: Randomly selected college students (N = 344) in a predominantly rural Southern state. Methods: Participants provided blood samples and completed self-administered questionnaires at three timepoints over the academic year.…
Descriptors: College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Behavior
Matthew Lovesky; Laura Merrell; Suzanne Grossman; Dayna Henry – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To assess changes in perceptions of COVID-19 worry and perceived severity, changes in COVID-19 vaccination status, and barriers to COVID-19 vaccination among college students. Participants: 2,252 participants were recruited from a personal wellness course across four academic semesters at a large public university. Methods: Participants…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Student Attitudes
Chinelo Orji; Carolyn M. Brown; Jamie Barner; Leticia Moczygemba; Daisy Morales-Campos – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Purpose: To determine college students' intentions to be Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinated. Methods: The study was comprised of college students aged 18-45 years. A survey was developed based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). The significance of the TPB constructs--attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control--and an…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Intention, College Students
Emre Umucu; Beatrice Lee; Jill Bezyak – Journal of American College Health, 2024
The purpose of the study was to explore characteristics of vaccine hesitancy and behaviors among college students with disabilities. Participants and Methods: Participants consisted of 105 college students with disabilities (M[subscript age]=26.82, SD = 8.42), and a majority of participants were female (69.5%) and Hispanic (85%). Results: No…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students
Marie-Claude Couture; Kelly L. L'Engle; Pallavi Aytha Swathi; Annette K. Regan – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Colleges are potential hotspots for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 due to lower immunization rates and possible close contacts among young adults. Some universities have implemented policies mandating COVID-19 vaccination; however, their effects remain uncertain. We estimated COVID-19 vaccination rates with and without university-mandated…
Descriptors: College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Ahauve Orusa; Amy Wahlquist; Delaney Lawson; Ossama Riaz; Jacob Mitchell; Yordanos Tafesse; Sam Pettyjohn – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided the general public with an understanding of scientific processes and health systems surrounding vaccination in real-time. This report assesses responses of college students in a regional university to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors (KAB)…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
Hall, Carrie Ann; Skelly, Christy; Marc, Nancy; Risko, Judy – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: College student populations are considered at greater risk of contracting influenza due to their close living conditions. Despite this increased risk, college students are reluctant to obtain annual vaccination. This pilot study sought to determine perceptions of students on a college campus who received the annual influenza vaccination…
Descriptors: College Students, Immunization Programs, Communicable Diseases, Student Attitudes
Margaret A. Riggs; Sabrina A. Madni; January Cornelius; Amy Zhang; Michaila Czarnik; Keith Zullig; Robert J. Bensley; Linda Gibson-Young; Marilyn Gardner; Caryl E. Waggett; Vonia Grabeel; Samuel J. Pettyjohn; Christine Fisher; Resa M. Jones; Dayna M. Maniccia; Jack Doyle; Margarita Treuth; John Neatherlin; Ebony Thomas; Lisa Barrios – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objectives: To understand college and university student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies. Methods: Thirteen colleges and universities volunteered to conduct an anonymous electronic survey in April 2021 to assess students' KAB about mask use and vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Results:…
Descriptors: College Students, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Health Behavior
Understanding Chinese International Students' Perception of Flu Vaccination on U.S. College Campuses
Huixin Deng; Michelle I. Seelig; Léi Y. Sun – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examines Chinese international students' underlying beliefs and overall perception of the flu vaccination to inform effective health promotion efforts on U.S. college campuses. Participants: Data were collected in March 2020. Participants (N = 189) were recruited via email at a southeastern university in the U.S. Methods:…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Asians, College Students, Immunization Programs
Kitt Lee; Dominic Siaw; Gladys Ekong – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objectives: This study assessed the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine and factors related to vaccination coverage among college students in a university setting. Methods: A cross-sectional study design included undergraduate and graduate students in a university community as study participants. Survey questions assessed the uptake of the COVID-19…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Kristina Mullis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak to be a public health emergency. More than 500 million cases and more than 6 million deaths have been reported, with these numbers growing each day. A major public health initiative for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic was vaccine development…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, College Students
