Varicella immunization requirements for US colleges: 2014–2015 academic year. Issue 6 (17th August 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Varicella immunization requirements for US colleges: 2014–2015 academic year. Issue 6 (17th August 2016)
- Main Title:
- Varicella immunization requirements for US colleges: 2014–2015 academic year
- Authors:
- Leung, Jessica
Marin, Mona
Leino, Victor
Even, Susan
Bialek, Stephanie R. - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Objective : To obtain information on varicella prematriculation requirements in US colleges for undergraduate students during the 2014–2015 academic year.Participants : Health care professionals and member schools of the American College Health Association (ACHA).Methods : An electronic survey was sent to ACHA members regarding school characteristics and whether schools had policies in place requiring that students show proof of 2 doses of varicella vaccination for school attendance.Results : Only 27% (101/370) of schools had a varicella prematriculation requirement for undergraduate students. Only 68% of schools always enforced this requirement. Private schools, 4-year schools, northeastern schools, those with <5, 000 students, and schools located in a state with a 2-dose varicella vaccine mandate were significantly more likely to have a varicella prematriculation requirement.Conclusions : A small proportion of US colleges have a varicella prematriculation requirement for varicella immunity. College vaccination requirements are an important tool for controlling varicella in these settings.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of American college health. Volume 64:Issue 6(2016)
- Journal:
- Journal of American college health
- Issue:
- Volume 64:Issue 6(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 64, Issue 6 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 64
- Issue:
- 6
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0064-0006-0000
- Page Start:
- 490
- Page End:
- 495
- Publication Date:
- 2016-08-17
- Subjects:
- Chickenpox -- college -- immunization -- vaccination -- varicella
College students -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals
College students -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals
College students -- Mental health -- Periodicals
Universities and colleges -- Health promotion services -- Periodicals
362.10883781980973 - Journal URLs:
- http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?db=aph&jid=%22ACL%22&scope=site ↗
http://metapress.com/content/119928 ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/vach20 ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/07448481.2016.1138481 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0744-8481
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