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J Public Health (Oxf). 2016 Jan 6. pii: fdv189. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Preventive behaviors and perceptions of influenza vaccination among a university student population.[/h] Hashmi S[SUP]1[/SUP], D'Ambrosio L[SUP]2[/SUP], Diamond DV[SUP]3[/SUP], Jalali MS[SUP]4[/SUP], Finkelstein SN[SUP]2[/SUP], Larson RC[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Every year during influenza season, preventable illnesses occur due to lack of vaccination and failure to adopt the preventive behaviors known as non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). In an effort to study the impact of preventive strategies and policies on behavioral changes during the spread of the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, we examined a sample of undergraduate, graduate and business students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] An online survey was completed by 653 students to assess NPI use, perceptions of influenza vaccinations and effectiveness of preventive health policy strategies during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. Strategies included e-mails and text messages, posters in corridors and restrooms, and videos. These strategies were implemented during both the first and second waves of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Despite the widespread campaign, fewer than half of the respondents reported modifying their behaviors. We discovered that >70% of the respondents did not practice any NPIs, and more than half showed lack of knowledge of flu vaccinations.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Our study results indicate a need for more effective strategies to encourage NPI practices in student populations during outbreaks of infection.
? The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] communicable diseases; management and policy; population-based and preventive services
PMID: 26744036 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
[h=1]Preventive behaviors and perceptions of influenza vaccination among a university student population.[/h] Hashmi S[SUP]1[/SUP], D'Ambrosio L[SUP]2[/SUP], Diamond DV[SUP]3[/SUP], Jalali MS[SUP]4[/SUP], Finkelstein SN[SUP]2[/SUP], Larson RC[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Every year during influenza season, preventable illnesses occur due to lack of vaccination and failure to adopt the preventive behaviors known as non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). In an effort to study the impact of preventive strategies and policies on behavioral changes during the spread of the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, we examined a sample of undergraduate, graduate and business students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] An online survey was completed by 653 students to assess NPI use, perceptions of influenza vaccinations and effectiveness of preventive health policy strategies during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. Strategies included e-mails and text messages, posters in corridors and restrooms, and videos. These strategies were implemented during both the first and second waves of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Despite the widespread campaign, fewer than half of the respondents reported modifying their behaviors. We discovered that >70% of the respondents did not practice any NPIs, and more than half showed lack of knowledge of flu vaccinations.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Our study results indicate a need for more effective strategies to encourage NPI practices in student populations during outbreaks of infection.
? The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] communicable diseases; management and policy; population-based and preventive services
PMID: 26744036 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]