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College students' COVID-19 vaccine beliefs and intentions: Implications for interventions.
Small, Meg L; Lennon, Robert P; Dziak, John J; Smith, Rachel A; Sommerville, Gillian; Bharti, Nita.
  • Small ML; College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Lennon RP; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Dziak JJ; College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Smith RA; Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Sommerville G; College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Bharti N; Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
J Am Coll Health ; : 1-6, 2022 May 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1868138
ABSTRACT
On college campuses, effective management of vaccine-preventable transmissible pathogens requires understanding student vaccination intentions. This is necessary for developing and tailoring health messaging to maximize uptake of health information and vaccines. The current study explored students' beliefs and attitudes about vaccines in general, and the new COVID-19 vaccines specifically. This study provides insights into effective health messaging needed to rapidly increase COVID-19 vaccination on college campuses-information that will continue to be informative in future academic years across a broad scope of pathogens. Data were collected from 696 undergraduate students ages 18-29 years old enrolled in a large public university in the Northeast during fall 2020. Data were collected via an online survey. Overall, we found COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in college students correlated strongly with some concerns about vaccines in general as well as with concerns specific to COVID-19 vaccines. Taken together, these results provide further insight for message development and delivery and can inform more effective interventions to advance critical public health outcomes on college campuses beyond the current pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: J Am Coll Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 07448481.2022.2065205

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Topics: Vaccines Language: English Journal: J Am Coll Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 07448481.2022.2065205