US college and university student health screening requirements for tuberculosis and vaccine-preventable diseases, 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Colleges are at risk for communicable disease outbreaks because of the high degree of person-to-person interactions and relatively crowded dormitory settings. This report describes the US college student health screening requirements among US resident and international students for tuberculosis (TB) and vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) as they relate to the American College Health Association (ACHA) guidelines. Methods/Participants: In April 2012, US college health administrators (N = 2,858) were sent online surveys to assess their respective school's TB screening and immunization requirements.

Results

Surveys were completed by 308 (11%) schools. Most schools were aware of the ACHA immunization (78%) and TB screening (76%) guidelines. Schools reported having pol

SUBMITTER: Jewett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4879121 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature