Impact of different promotional channels on handwashing behaviour in an emergency context: Haiti post-earthquake public health promotions and cholera response.

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Contzen, N., & Mosler, H.-J., (2013). Impact of different promotional channels on handwashing behaviour in an emergency context: Haiti post-earthquake public health promotions and cholera response. Journal of Public Health, 21, 559-573.
Aim: In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elevated, personal hygiene, i.e. handwashing with soap, is especially relevant. However, to date, the promotion of…

Handwashing with soap to improve child health: Observational and experimental studies to estimate behavior and health effects of handwashing with soap in low-resource settings (Doctoral dissertation).

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Kamm, K.B., (2014). Handwashing with soap to improve child health: Observational and experimental studies to estimate behavior and health effects of handwashing with soap in low-resource settings (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. (UMI No. 3613013)
Pneumonia and diarrhea are the two leading causes of death among children <5 years old, and handwashing with soap can prevent these infections. This dissertation will provide insi…

Clean hands: Prevention of typhoid fever in rural communities in Egypt.

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Lohiniva, A.L., Saeed, M., El-Sayeed, N., & Talaat, M., (2008). Clean hands: Prevention of typhoid fever in rural communities in Egypt. International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 28(3), 215-227.
Typhoid fever is a serious public health problem in Egypt. Effective prevention strategies include the promotion of handwashing. This study explores factors that influence handwas…

Handwashing and respiratory illness among young adults in military training.

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Ryan, M.A.K., Christian, R.S., & Wohlrabe, J., (2001). Handwashing and respiratory illness among young adults in military training. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(2), 79-83.
Objectives: In response to increasing concerns about respiratory illness in military recruits, a simple handwashing program was developed and evaluated at a large Navy training ce…

Family factors associated with children’s handwashing hygiene behavior.

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Song, I.H., Kim, S.-A., & Woong-Sub, P., (2012). Family factors associated with children’s handwashing hygiene behavior. Journal of Child Health Care, 17(2), 164-173.
Despite the importance of children’s hand hygiene and family influence on children’s behaviors, few studies have been dedicated to identifying family factors affecting handwashing…

Behavior-change interventions to improve hand-hygiene practice: A review of alternatives to education.

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Wilson, S., Jacob, C.J., & Powell, D., (2011). Behavior-change interventions to improve hand-hygiene practice: A review of alternatives to education. Critical Public Health, 21(1), 119-127.
Despite the role of hand hygiene in preventing infectious disease, compliance remains low. Education and training are often cited as essential to developing and maintaining hand-h…

Psychosocial factors mediating the effect of the CHoB17 intervention on handwashing with soap: A randomized controlled trial.

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George, C.M., Biswas, S., Jung, D., Perin, J., Parvin, T., Monira, S., … & Winch, P.J., (2017). Psychosocial factors mediating the effect of the CHoB17 intervention on handwashing with soap: A randomized controlled trial. Health Education & Behavior, 44(4), 613-625.
Inadequate hand hygiene is estimated to result in nearly 300,000 deaths annually, with the majority of deaths being among children younger than 5 years. In an effort to promote ha…

Developing professional habits of hand hygiene in intensive care settings: An action-research intervention.

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Battistella, G., Berto, G., & Bazzo, S., (2017). Developing professional habits of hand hygiene in intensive care settings: An action-research intervention. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 38, 53-59.
Objectives: To explore perceptions and unconscious psychological processes underlying hand-washing behaviours of intensive care nurses, to implement organisational innovations for…

Design, intervention fidelity, and behavioral outcomes of a school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene cluster-randomized trial in Laos.

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Chard, A.N., & Freeman, M.C., (2018). Design, intervention fidelity, and behavioral outcomes of a school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene cluster-randomized trial in Laos. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 570.
Evidence of the impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools (WinS) interventions on pupil absence and health is mixed. Few WinS evaluations rigorously report on out…

Impact of a teacher-led school handwashing program on children’s handwashing with soap at school and home in Bihar, India.

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Tidwell, J.B., Gopalakrishnan, A., Unni, A., Sheth, E., Daryanani, A., Singh, S., & Sidibe, M., (2020). Impact of a teacher-led school handwashing program on children’s handwashing with soap at school and home in Bihar, India. PLoS ONE, 15(2), e0229655.
Handwashing with soap is an important preventive health behavior, and yet promoting this behavior has proven challenging. We report the results of a program that trained teachers …

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