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Stephanie M. Asdell; Rachel D. Bennett; Sabrina A. Cordon; Qiuhong Zhao; Jeffrey F. Peipert – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To assess the relationship between knowledge of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and intention to use LARC among female students. Participants: Participants consisted of a convenience sample of 292 female undergraduate and graduate students at a large midwestern university. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional in-person…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Intention, College Students, Contraception
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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
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Stephanie Cruz; Haley Holland; Donald L. Chi – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Fluoride hesitancy is a growing public health challenge and interventions to address it may need to be tailored for minoritized subgroups to address oral health inequities. The goals of this qualitative study were to investigate the extent to which an existing conceptual model on topical fluoride hesitancy is applicable to Latino parents and…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Resistance (Psychology), Hispanic Americans, Parents
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Xu, Xiaorong; Wang, Yan; Lu, Yanning; Zhu, Dequan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
Academic procrastination, a common phenomenon among college students, is particularly prominent in the field of higher vocational education in China and has attracted much attention in the field of educational research because of its large influence on student academic achievements. In recent years, an increasing number of studies have held that…
Descriptors: High School Students, Health Behavior, Knowledge Level, Eating Habits
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Sung-Yeon Park; Claire Youngnyo Joa; Gi Woong Yun; Nora Constantino – Journal of Drug Education, 2024
Marijuana use among U.S. college students is the highest since the mid-1980s. Because knowledge about marijuana and confidence in the knowledge are related to changing marijuana laws and marijuana-related messages ubiquitous in college students' information environment, we examined their relationships with use. The Structural Equation Modeling…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Risk, Resilience (Psychology), College Students
Connie Marshall – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Worldwide health literacy levels are low. Nurses should be able to lead the improvement of the health literacy of the populations they serve. During a comprehensive review of the literature, it became apparent that previous research regarding the provision of health literacy education within Associate Degree Nursing programs was not available. The…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Knowledge Level, Nursing Education, Health
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Richman, Alice R.; Torres, Essie; Wu, Qiang; Eldridge, David; Lawson, Luan – Health Education Research, 2022
We assessed human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention practices and HPV literacy of pediatricians, family physicians and medical students in North Carolina. An online survey was distributed to physicians in 2018, and paper surveys were collected among medical students in 2019. Surveys measured HPV literacy, HPV prevention practices and HPV prevention…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Physicians, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Health Promotion
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Abby Marshall; Grace Mackson; Farnaz Kaighobadi; Neal D. Hoffman; Adam Ciarleglio; Theo G. M. Sandfort – Health Education & Behavior, 2025
This study explored sexual orientation and gender identity as predictors of health literacy among adolescents attending New York City (NYC) public high schools. Many studies have demonstrated disparities in sexual health among sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents. However, little is known about their health literacy. Health literacy,…
Descriptors: Health, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior, LGBTQ People
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Jerry Derringer; Nathan L. Vanderford; Lisa Middleton; Lindsay E. Cormier – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Examine factors contributing to high rates of Appalachian female cancer incidences and mortalities by examining cancer literacy and associated sociological influences among Appalachian university students. Participants: This study evaluated Appalachian and non-Appalachian undergraduate students in Eastern Kentucky. Methods: A Qualtrics…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Cancer, Health Education, Differences
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Williams, Bethany D.; Sisson, Susan B.; Bhattacharya, Sukanya; Merchant, Cady; Slawinski, Megan; Hildebrand, Deana; Stoner, Julie A.; Fortin-Miller, Sara; Patel, Sarah M.; Salvatore, Alicia L. – Health Education & Behavior, 2023
Early care and education (ECE) environments influence children's lifelong health behaviors, growth, and development. Although the number of interventions to improve health in ECE environments is increasing, few have been designed for and tested in family child care homes (FCCHs). This study reports the process evaluation of two interventions to…
Descriptors: Child Care, Family Environment, Health Promotion, Intervention
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Pamela McKinney; Corin Peacock; Andrew Cox – Journal of Information Literacy, 2024
This paper explores the self-tracking information literacy practices of LGBTQ+ students, how the practices connect to LGBTQ+ identities, and whether these practices are perceived as empowering. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted with students who identified as LGBTQ+ self-trackers. Four previously discovered dimensions of IL in…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Knowledge Level, Information Literacy, Self Concept
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Omrani, Atefeh; Wakefield-Scurr, Joanna; Smith, Jenny; Brown, Nicola – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: Breast health education could alleviate breast concerns reported by adolescent girls. Purpose: This article describes the development and psychometric properties of a survey to measure knowledge in multiple aspects related to breasts, attitudes to breasts and breast issues and the likelihood of engagement with positive breast habits…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Human Body, Knowledge Level
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Foss-Kelly, Louisa L.; Generali, Margaret M.; Crowley, Michael J. – Professional Counselor, 2021
The consequences of adolescent drug and alcohol use may be serious and far-reaching, forecasting problematic use or addictive behaviors into adulthood. School counselors are particularly well suited to understand the needs of the school community and to seamlessly deliver sustainable substance use prevention. This pilot study with 46 ninth-grade…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Counselor Role, Program Effectiveness
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Macido, Antony – Journal of Health Education Teaching, 2019
Purpose: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a growing problem in the United States and worldwide. Diabetes possesses a significant burden on the healthcare costs. An evidence-based, practical, and economically feasible strategy to tackle the growing burden of DM is imminent. Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) is the backbone to improve…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Diabetes, Nurses, Patients
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Das, Anik; Amin, Sumaiya; Kabir, Muhammad Ashad; Hossain, Sabir; Islam, Mohammad Mainul Mainul – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2021
Mobile games can contribute to learning at greater success. In this paper, the authors have developed and evaluated a novel educational game, named FoodCalorie, to learn food calorie intake standard. The game is aimed to learn calorie values of various traditional foods of Bangladesh and the calorie intake standard that varies with age and gender.…
Descriptors: Foods Instruction, Nutrition Instruction, Eating Habits, Health Behavior
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