Does providing COVID-19 education to jail inmates and staff increase knowledge and willingness to vaccinate?

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dc.contributor.advisorMcGarity, Tammy
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Shannon Elizabeth
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCarstensen, Robin
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWhite, Cathy
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-9412-2940
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T20:59:22Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T20:59:22Z
dc.date.issued2023-8
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Nursing Pracitce in Nursing Practice.
dc.description.abstractBackground: Jail inmates and staff have a higher incidence of COVID-19 infection and related complications, including death, yet are less likely to vaccinate against COVID-19. Purpose: The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to determine if providing an educational activity on COVID-19 and vaccine safety and efficacy in a local county jail could increase COVID-19 vaccine knowledge and willingness to vaccinate in jail inmates and staff. Methods: A pretest and posttest design was used to assess change in vaccine perceptions prior to and after an educational activity intervention educating on COVID-19 and vaccine safety and efficacy. The sample size consisted of 24 jail inmates and 23 jail staff. Results: A paired sample t-test revealed an increase in vaccine knowledge and willingness to vaccinate among jail inmates and staff. Conclusion: This project revealed that jail inmates and staff can be engaged in education that can result in decisions that promote health and decrease healthcare costs. The results of this project can also be extended to other preventative infectious diseases and used in the management of acute and chronic conditions.
dc.description.collegeCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences
dc.description.departmentNursing Practice
dc.format.extent55 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/97204
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 vaccineen_US
dc.subjectincarcerateden_US
dc.subjectinmatesen_US
dc.subjectjailen_US
dc.titleDoes providing COVID-19 education to jail inmates and staff increase knowledge and willingness to vaccinate?en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreDissertation
dc.type.genreDissertationen_US
dcterms.typeText
thesis.degree.disciplineDoctor of Nursing Practiceen_US
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christi
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A & M University--Corpus Christien_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Nursing Practiceen_US

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