Health communication needs for COVID-19 prevention and control among college students.

During the early COVID-19 pandemic, college students had to switch to an online learning and online communication environment facing the chances of information overload, misinformation or conflicting information about COVID-19. This study aims to assess the communication needs that have arisen among college students to shed light on the development of a health communication campaign tailored toward college students. A series of 10 focus group discussions were conducted with 38 total participants.

Race, ethnicity, psychological factors, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We examined the associations between perceived risk, perceived severity, and fear of contracting COVID-19 and vaccine acceptance among different ethnic groups in San José, California. We surveyed 3,797 adults living in San José using a multi-stage, clustered sampling design in which we randomly selected census tracts in San José followed by households within each census tract. We estimated the odds ratio (ORs) for perceived risk, perceived general severity, fear of contracting COVID-19, and vaccine acceptance using regression models.

How college students are coping with COVID-19: a qualitative study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure college students' coping strategies and change of lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants: Students from the State University in California were recruited during July 2020.

Methods: A total of 11 focus group meetings were conducted.