An evaluation of school-level factors used in a successful school-based hepatitis B immunization initiative

Tung, Celestine S.; Middleman, Amy B.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.07.019

Cited by 28 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…4 Partnerships also require buy-in and collaboration by school stakeholders who will be responsible for program implementation, including principals, teachers, school health staff, administrative and support staff, health advisory councils, student organizations, and parent or community organizations. 4,27 This ensures a smoothly run program that fits within the context of current school activities and avoids the perception of noneducational activities infringing on the school's educational mandate.…”

Section: Experience With School-based Vaccination In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Schools in Strengthening Delivery of New Adolescent Vaccinations

et al. 2008

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Schools offer an opportunity to deliver new vaccines to adolescents who may not receive them in their medical home. However, school budgets and health priorities are set at the local level; consequently resources devoted to health-related activities vary widely. Partnering with schools requires soliciting buy-in from stakeholders at district and school levels and providing added value to schools. With appropriate resources and partnerships, schools could carry out vaccination-related activities from educating students, parents, and communities to developing policies supporting vaccination, providing vaccines, or serving as the site at which partners administer vaccines. Activities will vary among schools, but every school has the potential to use some strategies that promote adolescent vaccination.W ITH 3 NEW vaccines for adolescents recommended since 2005, and more on the way, effective mechanisms for delivering adolescent vaccinations are increasingly important. Because school occupies a significant part of most adolescents' lives, the potential range of roles for schools in adolescent vaccination, from education and promotion to vaccine administration, deserves special attention. Schools must devote significant energy to complying with numerous mandatory accountability measures as they fulfill their primary educational purpose, but every school has the potential to promote adolescent vaccination. Including schools as partners in promoting adolescent vaccination will complement other efforts and offer considerable access to an often hard-to-reach group.The information presented in this article rests on 3 assumptions. First, schools are not intended to replace the medical home as the primary location for vaccination of adolescents. Instead, vaccination-related activities in schools can supplement care received in the medical home. Therefore, we have focused this report on information and solutions that can be implemented in the current policy environment rather than the significant changes that would be needed to make schools the primary avenue for delivery of routine adolescent vaccinations. Second, the extent to which any strategy is implemented will vary according to vaccine and school, although every school can undertake vaccination-related activities at some level. Third, variable resources and competing priorities must be taken into account when considering options for addressing vaccination in school health programs. Issues such as pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, drug and alcohol abuse, obesity, and violence will often take precedence. 1 Based on these assumptions, we explore the role of schools in strengthening the delivery of vaccinations to adolescents by reviewing the current scope of school health resources, the history of US experience with school-based vaccination, and potential barriers to vaccination activities in schools. Laws that require vaccination for school attendance, which are known to be highly effective, are covered elsewhere in this supplement. 2 We have drawn on www...

show abstract

Section: Experience With School-based Vaccination In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Schools in Strengthening Delivery of New Adolescent Vaccinations

et al. 2008

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Therefore, studies have been demonstrating an increase of positive results for HBV during teenage years, which extend into adulthood (1)(2) .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fatores associados à cobertura vacinal em adolescentes

Carvalho¹,

Araújo

2010

Acta paul. enferm.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Objective: To analyze the factors associated to the condition of to be vaccinated among adolescents in an area of the Strategy Health of the Family, in the city of Teresina, state of Piaui. Methods: Is a study of quantitative nature and sectional type. The sample was constituted by 261 adolescents and the analysis was carried out through the descriptive statistic. Results: The vaccination covering against German measles, measles and mumps was 5.4 %; the vaccination against diphtheria and tetanus was 22.9 %; the vaccination against hepatitis-B was 27.2 % and of 35.2 % against the yellow fever. Conclusion: The low vaccination covering found in this study had the following causes: lost of vaccination opportunities (65.5 %); deficiency of knowledge on vaccines, the age group -more than 15 years (Reason of Predominance (RP) = 2.85; Rate of Confidence (IC) 95 % = 1.63-4.99); and the masculine gender (RP = 2.04; IC95 % =1.15-3.62). Keywords: Hepatitis B; Epidemiology; Imunization; Vaccination RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar os fatores associados à condição de estar vacinado entre adolescentes de uma área da Estratégia Saúde da Família de Teresina -PI. Métodos: Estudo de natureza quantitativa e do tipo seccional. A amostra foi constituída por 261 adolescentes e a análise foi realizada por meio da estatística descritiva. Resultados: A cobertura vacinal contra rubéola, sarampo e caxumba foi de 5,4%; para a vacina contra difteria e tétano, foi de 22,9%; para a vacina contra hepatite-B: foi 27,2% e 35,2% para a vacina contra febre amarela. Conclusão: A baixa cobertura vacinal encontrada neste estudo está relacionada: às oportunidades perdidas de vacinação (65,5%); à deficiência de conhecimento sobre as vacinas, a faixa etária maior de 15 anos (Razão da Prevalência (RP) = 2,85; Índice de Confiança (IC) 95% = 1,63-4,99); o sexo masculino (RP = 2,04; IC95% =1,15-3,62). Descritores: Hepatite B; Epidemiologia; Imunização; Vacinação RESUMENObjetivo: Analizar los factores asociados a la condición de estar vacunado entre adolescentes, en un área de la Estrategia Salud de la Familia, en la ciudad de Teresina, en el estado de Piauí. Métodos: Estudio de naturaleza cuantitativa y de tipo seccional. La muestra fue constituida por 261 adolescentes y el análisis fue realizado por medio de la estadística descriptiva. Resultados: La cobertura por vacuna contra rubéola, sarampión e caxumba fue de 5,4%; para la vacuna contra la difteria y tétano, fue de 22,9%; para la vacuna contra hepatitis-B, fue 27,2% y de 35,2% para la vacuna contra la fiebre amarilla. Conclusión: La baja cobertura por vacunación encontrada en este estudio está relacionada a: 1) las oportunidades perdidas de vacunación (65,5%); a la deficiencia de conocimiento sobre las vacunas, al intervalo de edad mayor de 15 años [Razón de la Prevalencia (RP) = 2,85; Índice de Confianza (IC) 95% = 1,63-4,99]; al sexo masculino (RP = 2,04; IC95% =1,15-3,62).

show abstract

“…Overall, this may be an important intervention strategy when developing influenza SLIPs in order to build trust with families; however, implementation and post-implementation surveys studies have found that individual incentives for either return of consent forms or vaccination do not affect MS students' vaccination behaviors. [22][23][24][25] Because all groups noted the improved convenience of the SLIP, it will require further investigation to determine if this might serve as a more significant incentive for the parents to return the forms.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%