Enabling hygienic behavior among preschoolers: Improving environmental conditions through a multifaceted intervention.

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Rosen, L., Zucker, D., Brody, D., Engelhard, D., Meir, M., & Manor, O. (2011). Enabling hygienic behavior among preschoolers: Improving environmental conditions through a multifaceted intervention. American Journal of Health Promotion, 25(4), 248-256.
Purpose: Environmental conditions often serve as critical enabling factors for health promotion. This article describes the effect of a preschool hygiene intervention program on c…

Predicting intentions to adopt safe home food handling practices. Applying the theory of planned behavior.

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Shapiro, M. A., Porticella, N., Jiang, L. C., & Gravani, R. B. (2011). Predicting intentions to adopt safe home food handling practices. Applying the theory of planned behavior. Appetite, 56(1), 96-103.
While most home cooks know about safe home food handling procedures, compliance is generally low and has not been much improved by campaigns. Foodborne disease is a common cause o…

Hygiene behaviour of adolescents in the pacific: Associations with sociodemographic, health behaviour and school environment.

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Tran, D., Phongsavan, P., Bauman, A. E., Havea, D., & Galea, G. (2006). Hygiene behaviour of adolescents in the pacific: Associations with sociodemographic, health behaviour and school environment. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 18(2), 3-11.
This study presents findings on health-related hygiene behaviours of 9,013 adolescents from Vanuatu, Tonga and Pohnpei in the Federal States of Micronesia as part of the Health Be…

Intervention improves restaurant employees' food safety compliance rates.

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York, V. K., Brannon, L. A., Shanklin, C. W., Roberts, K. R., Barrett, B. B., & Howells, A. D. (2009). Intervention improves restaurant employees' food safety compliance rates. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 21(4), 459-478.
Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the relative effectiveness of four-hour ServSafe® food safety training, a theory-based intervention targeting food service employees’ perceive…

Promoting clean hands among children in Uganda: A school-based intervention using ‘tippy-taps’.

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Zhang, C., Mosa, A. J., Hayward, A. S., & Matthews, S. A. (2013). Promoting clean hands among children in Uganda: A school-based intervention using ‘tippy-taps’. Public Health, 127(6), 586-589.
This paper summarizes the design and preliminary findings from a comprehensive, child-led tippy-tap handwashing promotion program implemented in rural schools in Nakigo, Iganga Di…

Reduction of illness absenteeism in elementary schools using an alcohol-free instant hand sanitizer.

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White, C. G., Shinder, F. S., Shinder, A. L., & Dyer, D. L. (2001). Reduction of illness absenteeism in elementary schools using an alcohol-free instant hand sanitizer. The Journal of School Nursing, 17(5), 258-265.
Hand washing is the most effective way to prevent the spread of communicable disease. The purpose of this double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to assess whether an alcohol- …

The effects of music as a cue in maintaining handwashing in preschool children.

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Kramer, S. A. (1978). The effects of music as a cue in maintaining handwashing in preschool children. Journal of Music Therapy, 15(3), 136-144.
Attempted to determine the effects of a training song in maintaining a self-help skill which had been taught using the song. A total of 22 preschool children of varying abilities …

Training of beauty salon professionals in disease prevention using interactive tele-education.

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Júnior, E. E. V., & Wen, C. L. (2015). Training of beauty salon professionals in disease prevention using interactive tele-education. Telemedicine and e-Health, 21(1), 55-61.
Background: Infectious diseases can be acquired in places where invasive procedures are often performed without the proper care of hand washing and material sterilization. There a…

An evidence based multi-activity handwashing education program in children (Doctoral dissertation).

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Annesi, S.M., (2010). An evidence based multi-activity handwashing education program in children (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3437930)
Proper handwashing is one of the simplest, most affordable and effective means of stopping the spread of infection. Due to the close proximity of children in schools and child car…

What causes sustainable changes in hygiene behaviour? A cross-sectional study from Kerala, India.

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Cairncross, S., Shordt, K., Zacharia, S., & Govindan, B.K., (2005). What causes sustainable changes in hygiene behaviour? A cross-sectional study from Kerala, India. Social Science & Medicine, 61, 2212-2220.
This study was designed and the field work carried out by a non-governmental organisation ( NGO) responsible for implementing hygiene promotion. The sustainability of changed hygi…

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