Memorable messages and the H1N1 flu virus.

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Miczo, N., Danhour, E., Lester, K. E., & Bryant, J. (2013). Memorable messages and the H1N1 flu virus. Western Journal of Communication, 77(5), 625-644.
This study applied the control theory explanation of memorable message to H1N1 prevention. Participants (N = 204) described an H1N1 prevention memorable message and then evaluated…

Hand washing among school children in Bogotá, Colombia.

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Lopez-Quintero, C., Freeman, P., & Neumark, Y. (2009). Hand washing among school children in Bogotá, Colombia. American Journal of Public Health, 99(1), 94-101.
Objectives: We assessed hand-washing behaviors and intentions among school children in Bogotá, Colombia, to help identify and overcome barriers to proper hygiene practices.  Meth…

A health equity critique of social marketing: Where interventions have impact but insufficient reach.

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Langford, R., & Panter-Brick, C. (2013). A health equity critique of social marketing: Where interventions have impact but insufficient reach. Social Science & Medicine, 83, 133-141.
Health interventions increasingly rely on formative qualitative research and social marketing techniques to effect behavioural change. Few studies, however, incorporate qualitativ…

Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses.

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Kozlowski, D. (2012). Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 10(2), 159-161.
This review examines which physical interventions are most effective in interrupting or reducing the spread of respiratory viruses in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Sev…

Selecting nonpharmaceutical interventions for influenza.

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Jones, R. M., & Adida, E. (2013). Selecting nonpharmaceutical interventions for influenza. Risk Analysis, 33(8), 1473-1488.
Models of influenza transmission have focused on the ability of vaccination, antiviral therapy, and social distancing strategies to mitigate epidemics. Influenza transmission, how…

Framing flu prevention—An experimental field test of signs promoting hand hygiene during the 2009–2010 H1N1 pandemic.

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Updegraff, J. A., Emanuel, A. S., Gallagher, K. M., & Steinman, C. T. (2011). Framing flu prevention—An experimental field test of signs promoting hand hygiene during the 2009–2010 H1N1 pandemic. Health Psychology, 30(3), 295-299.
Objective: During the 2009–2010 H1N1 flu pandemic, many institutions installed alcohol-based hand sanitizer dispensers in public settings in an effort to prevent the spread of the…

Handwashing programme in kindergarten: A pilot study.

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Au, W.H., Suen, L.K.P., & Kwok, Y.L., (2010). Handwashing programme in kindergarten: A pilot study. Health Education, 110(1), 5-16.
Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured programme on handwashing which has taken into account of the developmental stage of children.  …

Social-cognitive factors mediating intervention effects on handwashing: A longitudinal study.

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Contzen, N., & Inauen, J., (2015). Social-cognitive factors mediating intervention effects on handwashing: A longitudinal study. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 38, 956-969.
Handwashing with soap effectively prevents diarrhoea, a leading cause of death in infants. Theory-based interventions are expected to promote handwashing more successfully than st…

Water cost and availability: Key determinants of family hygiene in a Peruvian shantytown.

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Gilman, R. H., Marquis, G. S., Ventura, G., Campos, M., Spira, W., & Diaz, F. (1993). Water cost and availability: Key determinants of family hygiene in a Peruvian shantytown. American Journal of Public Health, 83(11), 1554-1558.
Investigated whether poor hygiene practices of 53 families in 2 Peruvian shantytowns are due to difficulty in getting enough water and/or to ignorance of sanitary principles. Dire…

Predictors of hospitalized patients' intentions to prevent healthcare harm: A cross sectional survey.

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Davis, R., Anderson, O., Vincent, C., Miles, K., & Sevdalis, N. (2012). Predictors of hospitalized patients' intentions to prevent healthcare harm: A cross sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(4), 407-415.
Background: Patients can play an important role in reducing healthcare harm but little is known about the factors that may affect patients' willingness to participate. In order to…

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