Connotative Meanings Assigned to Contraceptive Options |
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| Authors: | Paul D Sarvela PhD Julie K Doidge Huetteman PhD Robert J McDermott PhD Derek R Holcomb PhD Justin A Odulana PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Health Education , Southern Illinois University , Carbondale, USA;2. Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation , Murray State University , Murray, Kentucky, USA;3. College of Public Health , University of South Florida , Tampa, USA;4. Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences , University of Cincinnati , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract The authors surveyed a stratified sample of 880 colleges and universities in the United States to assess the status and characteristics of their prematriculation immunization requirements (PIRs). On the basis of a 90% return (796 responses), they estimated that 55% of US colleges and universities had implemented a PIR at the time of the survey. Among schools with PIRs, measles vaccine was almost universally required, with 74% requiring two doses, mumps vaccine was required by 70%, and rubella vaccine by 92%. Hepatitis B vaccine was rarely required and was usually recommended only for students in health-profession programs. The strongest determinant of having a PIR was the presence of a state law or regents' policy. PIRs implemented under the aegis of a state law were, on average, less comprehensive but better enforced. Other factors associated with the implementation of a PIR included membership in the American College Health Association (ACHA), the presence of a student health clinic, and availability of record-keeping personnel. |
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| Keywords: | contraception health education health promotion multimatrix sampling semantic differential sexuality |
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