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Direct linkMargaret 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
Janet R. Heller; Nigel M. Thomas; Elyse S. Gruttadauria; Stacia M. Reader; Ariel L. Sarmiento – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To promote influenza vaccine acceptance among community college students during the Fall 2020 semester to reduce the incidence of a "twin-demic" occurring of influenza and COVID-19. Participants: A convenience sample of 185 students enrolled in an entry level health course. Methods: Non-experimental cross-sectional design that…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Microbiology, Immunization Programs, Disease Control
Danya Marie Serrano; Travis Crone; Patrick S. Williams – Science & Education, 2024
People who hold multiplicistic (multiplist) epistemic beliefs about science tend to believe that scientific knowledge is always subjective and that varying opinions on a scientific matter are equally valid. Research suggests that multiplist epistemic beliefs may be maladaptive and lead to a radically subjective view of science. Little is known…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Beliefs, Sciences, Knowledge Level
Gülpinar Aslan; Deniz Didem Savci Magol; Ayse Berivan Savci Bakan – Health Education Journal, 2024
Background: The most effective approach to food allergy management is to avoid consuming the specific allergens that trigger an allergic reaction. It is crucial to make school environments prepared for the potential of food allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, which is a rare but documented outcome. The high prevalence of anaphylactic…
Descriptors: Food, Allergy, Self Efficacy, Disease Control
Sarah I. Leonard; Eleanor R. Turi; Amarilis Céspedes; Jianfang Liu; Jennifer S. Powell; Jean-Marie Bruzzese – Journal of School Nursing, 2024
Rural adolescents with asthma are a disparate group. Self-management is essential to asthma control. We describe asthma knowledge, self-efficacy, and self-management behaviors among 198 rural adolescents with poorly controlled asthma, exploring demographic differences; we also test the application of Social Cognitive Theory to asthma…
Descriptors: Self Management, Self Efficacy, Knowledge Level, Diseases
Karki, Ishu; Dobbs, Page D.; Larson, Daniel; Maness, Sarah B. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccine, college student's beliefs toward HPV, and HPV vaccine uptake between US and international college students studying in the US. Participants: The study was conducted using a sample (N = 588) of college students from a university in the…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, College Students, Beliefs, Student Attitudes
Bray, Lucy; Blake, Lucy; Protheroe, Jo; Nafria, Begonya; de Avila, Marla Andreia Garcia; Ångström-Brännström, Charlotte; Forsner, Maria; Campbell, Steve; Ford, Karen; Rullander, Anna-Clara; Robichaud, Fanny; Nolbris, Margaretha Jenholt; Saron, Holly; Kirton, Jennifer A.; Carter, Bernie – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objectives: To gain insight into children's health-related knowledge and understanding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) and COVID-19, and measures adopted to mitigate transmission. Design: A child-centred qualitative creative element embedded in an online mixed-methods survey of children aged 7-12years. Setting:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control, Knowledge Level
Sebong, Perigrinus Hermin; Tjitradinata, Cynthia; Goldman, Roberta E. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To explore the risk perceptions and COVID-19 prevention practices of dormitory residents in Indonesia. Participants: Nineteen dormitory residents, 3 staff and 1 dormitory manager were recruited from the Saint Theresa Avila student dormitory. Methods: This qualitative study used individual interviews and framework analysis. Results:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Prevention
Delia Williams-Gunpot – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The sample (N=188) was 100% Black (N=188), 83.5% female N=(157), with mean age of 43.16 (min=18, max=72, SD 12.567). Some 81.4% (n=153) were working full- or part-time during the pandemic with low-moderate work-related risks for COVID-19 transmission (mean =2.56, min=0, max=7, SD= 2.102). The sample had a moderate household size (mean=2.64, min=1,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Knowledge Level, Tests
Weil, Audrey M.; Wolfe, Christopher R. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has been characterized by misinformation, politicization of public health, and extreme differences in risk assessment. In two studies, we sought to understand factors that contribute to differences in people's understanding of the virus and associated risks. We found that conservative participants reported higher levels of…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, COVID-19, Pandemics, At Risk Persons
Rodon, Carole; Chin, Jessie; Chevalier, Aline – Health Education Research, 2022
Health literacy (HL) is critical to find, understand and use health information for adopting appropriate health behavior, especially during a pandemic crisis in which people can be exposed to an overwhelming amount of information from different media. To this end, we conducted an online study to first validate the measure of COronaVIrus Disease…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Knowledge Level, Health, Foreign Countries
Teovanovic, Predrag; Lukic, Petar; Zupan, Zorana; Lazic, Aleksandra; Ninkovic, Milica; Žeželj, Iris – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
In the coronavirus "infodemic," people are exposed to official recommendations but also to potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID-19. We examined whether irrational beliefs predict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines as well as susceptibility to such misinformation. Irrational beliefs were indexed by…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Beliefs, Misconceptions
Download full textDuban, Nil; Sen, Fatma Gül – Open Journal for Educational Research, 2021
More than 1.5 billion students and young people worldwide have been affected by school and university closings due to the COVID-19 outbreak. With the closure of schools due to the COVID19 pandemic in Turkey, a free distance education system was launched by the Ministry of Education on 23 March 2020 with a national level television and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing
Campbell, Katherine; Weingart, Rachel; Ashta, Jasleen; Cronin, Thomas; Gazmararian, Julie – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: Many schools transitioned online to reduce viral spread and promote social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote learning may impact health behaviors and coping strategies among adolescents, including reduced physical activity and increased screen time. Social media and peers provide information about the pandemic to…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, School Closing
Fianko, Joseph Richmond; Gawu, Josephine Akosua – Health Education Research, 2020
Hand washing is effective for the prevention and transmission of pathogens but washing with water only is not effective at reducing contamination. The study focussed on the evaluation of hand washing behaviour in Basic schools (Primary and Junior High Schools) in Ghana. Results of the study revealed that 75% of responding schools have hand washing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Hygiene
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