Journal
WATER INTERNATIONAL
Volume 42, Issue 5, Pages 568-584Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2017.1335140
Keywords
Hand washing; waterborne disease; hygiene and sanitation; quasi-experimental design; South Africa
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- National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates program [EEC 1156999]
- Fogarty International Center of the NIH [D43 TW009259]
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Despite its simplicity and efficacy, the promotion of hand washing for disease prevention remains a challenge, particularly in resourcelimited settings. This article reports on a quasi- experimental schoolbased study that aimed to improve habitual hand washing. Significant increases in hand washing occurred following improvements in hygiene and sanitation facilities (School A: t = 13.86, p = 0.0052). Smaller increases in hand washing occurred following education (School A: t = 2.63; p = 0.012; School B, no infrastructure improvements: t = 1.66, p = 0.239). Health policy and programming need to pay greater attention to the interplay of the structural, social and individual dimensions of unique contextual environments that influence habitual behaviours.
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