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Direct linkBrenneman, Matthew T.; Pierce, Rebecca L. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2023
We discuss a case study on how misinformation regarding COVID-19 health outcomes can arise due to confounding. Data from the UK on mortality rates suggest that people who have some level of vaccination and contract the Delta variant of COVID are twice as likely to die than those who are unvaccinated. Age, however, a confounding variable, when…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mortality Rate, Immunization Programs
Leavy, Aisling; Hourigan, Mairéad; Cleary, Clodagh – International Journal of Science Education, 2023
Concern that stereotypical perceptions of scientists may influence attitudes towards science and willingness to pursue STEM-related careers has motivated interest in children's perceptions of scientists. This study investigated primary children's drawings of scientists at work based on Chambers' 'Draw-A-Scientist Test' (DAST) and explored the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing, Scientists, Scientific Attitudes
Parveen, Heena; Nasir, Shagufta; Shahnawaz, Md Ghazi; Husain, Fatema; Baig, Juweria; Shankar, Anand – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
COVID-19 is yet not completely over; however, many people are hesitant to take COVID-19 vaccines despite their availability. Vaccine hesitancy is a major roadblock to attaining normalcy and controlling the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The present research used a multitheoretical framework (Health Belief Model, 3Cs framework, fatalism, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs
Iannello, Paola; Colautti, Laura; Magenes, Sara; Antonietti, Alessandro; Cancer, Alice – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2022
Understanding predictors of parents' willingness to vaccinate their children appears fundamental to promote vaccine acceptability, especially in a pandemic scenario. The present study aimed to investigate the role of conspiracy beliefs and absolutist thinking in parental attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine, and the predictive role of parents'…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Parent Attitudes, Immunization Programs, COVID-19
Kelly-Hanku, Angela; Newland, Jamee; Aggleton, Peter; Ase, Sophie; Fiya, Voletta; Aeno, Herick; Vallely, Lisa M.; Mola, Glen D. L.; Kaldor, John M.; Vallely, Andrew J. – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: The type of health education messages that communities and individuals seek to have communicated about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is important if vaccine programmes are to succeed, especially in settings such as Papua New Guinea (PNG), which have a high burden of cervical cancer, low health literacy and negative experiences…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cancer, Prevention, Immunization Programs
Download full textUK Department for Education, 2021
At every stage since the start of the pandemic, decisions across education and care have been informed by the scientific and medical evidence -- both on the risks of COVID-19 infection, transmission and illness, and on the known risks to children and young people not attending school and college -- balancing public health and education…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Government Role
Trayner, Kirsten M. A.; Anderson, Niall; Cameron, J. Claire – Health Education Journal, 2019
Background: In response to an outbreak of severe meningococcal disease caused by serogroup W, the UK introduced the meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) for adolescents and new university students as a control measure. Objective: To estimate MenACWY vaccine uptake and identify factors associated with uptake, barriers and motivations towards vaccination…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Diseases, Adolescents, Barriers
Kuwaik, Ghassan Abu; Roberts, Wendy; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie; Bryson, Susan; Smith, Isabel M.; Szatmari, Peter; Modi, Bonnie M.; Tanel, Nadia; Brian, Jessica – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Background: Parental concerns persist that immunization increases the risk of autism spectrum disorder, resulting in the potential for reduced uptake by parents of younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder ("younger sibs"). Objective: To compare immunization uptake by parents for their younger child relative to their…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Immunization Programs
Pandey, Shanta; Lee, Hae nim – Health Education Journal, 2012
Background: Approximately 1.4 million or 13% of all children who die each year could be prevented with widely-available vaccines. Objective: We examined if women's empowerment improved child immunization using data on 1,056 mothers with young children from Nepal. Methods: The study utilized the 2006 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, a…
Descriptors: Health Services, Foreign Countries, Child Health, Mothers
Yen, Chia-Feng; Lin, Jin-Ding – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The study aims to determine hepatitis B vaccination coverage rates among community-dwelling teenagers with an intellectual disability in Taiwan and to identify the possible influencing factors of their vaccination. The present paper was part of the results of the "2007 National Survey on Healthy Behaviors and Preventive Health Utilizations of…
Descriptors: Siblings, Age Differences, Health Promotion, Mental Retardation
Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Lin, Lan-Ping – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
There is little information of hepatitis B vaccination coverage for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The present paper aims to examine the completed hepatitis B vaccination coverage rate and its determinants of children and adolescents with ID in Taiwan. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey, with the entire response participants was…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Public Policy, Public Health, Family Income
Martinez-Leal, R.; Salvador-Carulla, L.; Linehan, C.; Walsh, P.; Weber, G.; Van Hove, G.; Maata, T.; Azema, B.; Haveman, M.; Buono, S.; Germanavicius, A.; van Schrojenstein Lantman-de Valk, H.; Tossebro, J.; Carmen-Cara, A.; Berger, D. Moravec; Perry, J.; Kerr, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Despite progress in the process of deinstitutionalisation, very little is known about the health conditions of people with intellectual disability (PWID) who live in large institutions and PWID living in small residential services, family homes or independent living within the community. Furthermore, there are no international…
Descriptors: Obesity, Independent Living, Health Promotion, Mental Retardation
