An Analysis of Factors that Influence Student Perceptions of Flu Shot Effectiveness

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dc.contributor.advisorDr. Jessalyn Miller
dc.contributor.advisorDr. Claudia X. Aguado Loi
dc.contributor.authorStadler, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-08T17:04:19Z
dc.date.available2020-04-08T17:04:19Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionRecommended Citation: Stadler, Caroline. “An Analysis of Factors That Influence Student Perceptions of Flu Shot Effectiveness.” Acta Spartae, 2019. https://doi.org/10.48497/21TE-2K46.
dc.description.abstractStudent influenza vaccine uptake on campus is significantly below national goals set by Healthy People 2020 and the American College Health Association. Students commonly view the flu vaccine as ineffective due to personal knowledge and experiences from the vaccine and the virus. This study expands the literature by examining the association of sociodemographic factors (culture, race/ethnicity, gender, and religion), beliefs, and behavior on a student’s perception of flu shot effectiveness. A total of 33 college students completed a twenty-item survey. Fisher’s exact analyses were conducted and general trends were analyzed. The Fisher’s exact tests yielded no significant results for most items except for the belief that race/ethnicity has an effect on their perception (p=.003) and whether or not the student believes they can contract the flu from the vaccine (p=.029). Trend results suggested a connection between personal knowledge, past experiences, and culture on student perceptions of flu shot effectiveness. These results show that public health strategies to increase flu vaccine uptake should consider broader factors when targeting predisposing and enabling factors that shape student health behaviors surrounding flu prevention uptake.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStadler, Caroline. “An Analysis of Factors That Influence Student Perceptions of Flu Shot Effectiveness.” Acta Spartae, 2019. https://doi.org/10.48497/21TE-2K46.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.48497/21te-2k46
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/995
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Public Health and the Department of Biology, College of Natural and Health Sciences, The University of Tampaen_US
dc.subjectInfluenzaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Social medicine::Public health medicine research areas::Public health scienceen_US
dc.subjectVaccinesen_US
dc.titleAn Analysis of Factors that Influence Student Perceptions of Flu Shot Effectivenessen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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