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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 …

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…

Factors influencing hand washing behaviour in primary schools: Process evaluation within a randomized controlled trial.

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Chittleborough, C. R., Nicholson, A. L., Basker, E., Bell, S., & Campbell, R. (2012). Factors influencing hand washing behaviour in primary schools: Process evaluation within a randomized controlled trial. Health Education Research, 27(6), 1055-1068.
This article explores factors that may influence hand washing behaviour among pupils and staff in primary schools. A qualitative process evaluation within a cluster randomized con…

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 …

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 …

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…

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 …

The habitus of hygiene: Discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work.

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Brown, B., Crawford, P., Nerlich, B., & Koteyko, N. (2008). The habitus of hygiene: Discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work. Social Science & Medicine, 67(7), 1047-1055.
This paper reports upon a qualitative interview study of 22 matrons, infection control staff and operating theatre staff who were questioned about their working lives and the role…

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…

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…
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