The impact of vivid messages on reducing energy consumption related to hot water use.

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Bailey, J. O., Bailenson, J. N., Flora, J., Armel, K. C., Voelker, D., & Reeves, B. (2015). The impact of vivid messages on reducing energy consumption related to hot water use. Environment and Behavior, 47(5), 570-592.
Research suggests that vivid and personalized interventions influence proenvironmental attitudes and behaviors. Through the use of immersive virtual environment technology, people…

'High five to healthy living': A health intervention program for youth at an inner city community center.

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Baker, A. D., Gilley, J., James, J., & Kimani, M. (2012). 'High five to healthy living': A health intervention program for youth at an inner city community center. Journal of Community Health: The Publication for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, 37(1), 1-9.
Providing developmental programs to inner-city youth is a key component to promoting healthy lifestyles in urban communities. In this study, 46 adolescents, predominately African …

Health-education package to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren.

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Bieri, F. A., Gray, D. J., Williams, G. M., Raso, G., Li, Y.-S., Yuan, L., . . . McManus, D. P. (2013). Health-education package to prevent worm infections in Chinese schoolchildren. The New England Journal of Medicine, 368(17), 1603-1612.
Background: Soil-transmitted helminths are among the most prevalent sources of human infections globally. We determined the effect of an educational package at rural schools in Li…

Behaviour change communication targeting four health behaviours in developing countries: A review of change techniques.

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Briscoe, C., & Aboud, F. (2012). Behaviour change communication targeting four health behaviours in developing countries: A review of change techniques. Social Science & Medicine, 75(4), 612-621.
Behaviour change communication is vital for increasing the enactment of particular behaviours known to promote health and growth. The techniques used to change behaviour are impor…

The environmental cost of misinformation: Why the recommendation to use elevated temperatures for handwashing is problematic.

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Carrico, A. R., Spoden, M., Wallston, K. A., & Vandenbergh, M. P. (2013). The environmental cost of misinformation: Why the recommendation to use elevated temperatures for handwashing is problematic. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 37(4), 433-441.
Multiple government and health organizations recommend the use of warm or hot water in publications designed to educate the public on best practices for washing one’s hands. This …

Learning from the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic.

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Chan, E. A., Chung, J. W. Y., & Wong, T. K. S. (2008). Learning from the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 17(8), 1023-1034.
Aims and objectives: This study uses two models of nursing practice, conventional and modular design, to compare nursing activities, hand hygiene, time efficiency and nurse-patien…

Effectiveness of hand-washing teaching programs for families of children in paediatric intensive care units.

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Chen, Y.-C., & Chiang, L.-C. (2007). Effectiveness of hand-washing teaching programs for families of children in paediatric intensive care units. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(6), 1173-1179.
Aims: The authors developed a video-centred teaching program based on social learning principles to demonstrate hand-washing technique. A comparison was made between families who …

Impact of a peer-group intervention on occupation-related behaviors for urban hospital workers in Malawi.

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Chimango, J. L., Kaponda, C. N., Jere, D. L., Chimwaza, A., Crittenden, K. S., Kachingwe, S. I., . . . Norr, J. L. (2009). Impact of a peer-group intervention on occupation-related behaviors for urban hospital workers in Malawi. JANAC: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 20(4), 293-307.
Using a pre- and posttest design with no control group, the authors evaluated the impact of a peer group intervention on work related knowledge and behavior for health workers at …

Reactivity and repeatability of hygiene behaviour: Structured observations from Burkina Faso.

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Cousens, S., Kanki, B., Toure, S., Diallo, I., & Curtis, V. (1996). Reactivity and repeatability of hygiene behaviour: Structured observations from Burkina Faso. Social Science & Medicine, 43(9), 1299-1308.
Investigated the use of structured observations to measure hygiene behaviour in Burkina Faso. 200 mothers with young children (aged 2–36 mo) were observed on several occasions, wi…

Planned, motivated and habitual hygiene behaviour: An eleven country review.

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Curtis, V. A., Danquah, L. O., & Aunger, R. V. (2009). Planned, motivated and habitual hygiene behaviour: An eleven country review. Health Education Research, 24(4), 655-673.
Handwashing with soap (HWWS) may be one of the most cost-effective means of preventing infection in developing countries. However, HWWS is rare in these settings. We reviewed the …

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