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What College Biology Students Know about How Vaccines Work
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Kahlon, Gavina; Waheed, Fareshta; Owens, Melinda T. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2022
Vaccines are an important and societally relevant biology topic, but it is unclear how much college biology students know about how vaccines work and what inaccurate ideas they have about that process. Therefore, we asked more than 600 college students taking biology courses at various levels to explain, "How does a vaccine work?" in a…
Descriptors: College Students, Biology, Knowledge Level, Immunization Programs
A Survey of University Students on Attitudes, Behaviors, and Intentions toward Influenza Vaccination
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Waghmare, Prajakta H.; Siracuse, Mark V.; Ohri, Linda K.; Bramble, James D. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: To determine attitudes, behaviors, and intentions of university students regarding influenza vaccination. Participants: Undergraduate, graduate, and professional students enrolled at a private, midwestern university. Methods: A 24-item electronic survey was designed and distributed after literature review and inputs from experts on…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Intention, Immunization Programs
From Bespectacled, Bearded and Bald to Explosions, Potions and Vaccines: Irish Children's Changing Perceptions of Scientists and the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Those Perceptions
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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
Measuring College Students' with Disabilities Attitudes toward Taking COVID-19 Vaccines
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Taylor, Z. W.; Charran, Chelseaia – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2023
This survey explores attitudes of 245 currently enrolled college students with disabilities regarding their comfort taking a COVID-19 vaccine. Results suggest most college students with disabilities are willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine if their institution requires it to return to campus in subsequent semesters. However, many students with…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Student Attitudes, COVID-19
Surveying Concerns of COVID-19 and Its Variants at an R2 Research University
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Robert S. Keyser; Lin Li; Lily Frank; Ashley McNeal; Joceline Zavala Diaz; Elizabeth Anderson – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2024
This study investigated the concerns and perceptions associated with COVID-19 and its variants among faculty, students, staff, and administrators at an R2 research university. Participants: n = 189 participants from the university community. A Qualtrics™ survey was used to draw responses from the university community. The results of this study…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Research Universities, College Faculty
Reasons and Influential Recommendations Associated with HPV Vaccination among Chinese College Students in the USA
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Tung, Wei-Chen; Lu, Minggen; Langowski, Joey; Qiu, Xiangwen – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objectives: To evaluate (a) reasons for not receiving recommended doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, (b) the most influential recommending source in getting the HPV vaccine, and (c) associated factors among Chinese college students in the United States. Methods: A cross-sectional design utilizing a structured self-report…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Asians, Foreign Students
A Mixed-Methods Study to Identify Factors Associated with Menacwy Vaccine Uptake, Barriers and Motivations towards Vaccination among Undergraduate Students
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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