On the Trail of Preventing Meningococcal Disease: A Survey of Students Planning to Travel to the United States | Zendy

HsienLiang Huang | Zendy; ShaoYi Cheng | Zendy; LongTeng Lee | Zendy; ChienAn Yao | Zendy; ChiaWei Chu | Zendy; ChiaWen Lu | Zendy; TaiYuan Chiu | Zendy; KuoChin Huang | Zendy

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On the Trail of Preventing Meningococcal Disease: A Survey of Students Planning to Travel to the United States

Author(s) -

HsienLiang Huang,

ShaoYi Cheng,

LongTeng Lee,

ChienAn Yao,

ChiaWei Chu,

ChiaWen Lu,

TaiYuan Chiu,

KuoChin Huang

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1111/jtm.12038

Subject(s) - medicine , meningococcal disease , meningococcal infections , meningococcal vaccine , travel medicine , family medicine , medical emergency , neisseria meningitidis , immunology , immunization , psychiatry , antigen , biology , bacteria , genetics

College freshmen living in dormitories are at increased risk for meningococcal disease. Many students become a high-risk population when they travel to the United States. This study surveyed the knowledge, attitudes toward, and behavior surrounding the disease among Taiwanese college students planning to study in the United States, and to identify factors that may affect willingness to accept meningococcal vaccination.

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