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      authors => protected'Contzen, N.; Mosler, H.-J.' (36 chars)
      title => protected'Identifying the psychological determinants of handwashing: results from two 
         cross-sectional questionnaire studies in Haiti and Ethiopia' (135 chars)
      journal => protected'American Journal of Infection Control' (37 chars)
      year => protected2015 (integer)
      volume => protected43 (integer)
      issue => protected'8' (1 chars)
      startpage => protected'826' (3 chars)
      otherpage => protected'832' (3 chars)
      categories => protected'diarrheal disease; cholera; psychological predictors; regression analysis' (73 chars)
      description => protected'<em>Background:</em> Diarrheal disease kills around 760,000 infants every ye
         ar. Many of these deaths could have been prevented by handwashing with soap.
          However, the whole range of psychological factors encouraging handwashing i
         s not yet identified and handwashing campaigns are often limited to awarenes
         s-raising and education. The purpose of this article was to identify the psy
         chological determinants of handwashing in Haiti (study 1) and Ethiopia (stud
         y 2).<br /><em>Methods:</em> Data were collected cross-sectionally by admini
         stering face-to-face interviews with the primary caregiver in a participatin
         g household (N<sub>Haiti</sub> = 811; N<sub>Ethiopia</sub> = 463). Hiera
         rchical multiple regression analyses were performed on self-reported handwas
         hing.<br /><em>Results:</em> In both countries, risk factors—meaning aware
         ness and health knowledge—accounted for only 11%-19% of variance in handwa
         shing and were not consistently associated with handwashing. The inclusion o
         f additional factor-groups, namely attitude, norm, ability, and self-regulat
         ion factors, led to significant increases in explained variance (P ≤ .01),
          accounting for 25%-44% of additionally explained variance. The attitude fac
         tor disgust, the norm factor, the ability factors motivational self-efficacy
          and perceived impediments, and the self-regulation factors coping planning 
         and commitment emerged as especially relevant.<br /><em>Conclusions:</em> Ha
         ndwashing campaigns should focus especially on attitudes and norms and not o
         nly on risk.' (1532 chars)
      serialnumber => protected'0196-6553' (9 chars)
      doi => protected'10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.186' (26 chars)
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      authors => protected'Contzen,&nbsp;N.; Mosler,&nbsp;H.-J.' (36 chars)
      title => protected'Impact of different promotional channels on handwashing behaviour in an emer
         gency context: Haiti post-earthquake public health promotions and cholera re
         sponse' (158 chars)
      journal => protected'Journal of Public Health (Berlin, Heidelberg)' (45 chars)
      year => protected2013 (integer)
      volume => protected21 (integer)
      issue => protected'6' (1 chars)
      startpage => protected'559' (3 chars)
      otherpage => protected'573' (3 chars)
      categories => protected'handwashing with soap; diarrhoea; hygiene promotion; communication channels;
          emergency; Haiti' (93 chars)
      description => protected'<I>Aim</I>. In a disaster context, where risk for diarrhoeal disease is elev
         ated, personal hygiene, i.e. handwashing with soap, is especially relevant. 
         However, to date, the promotion of hygiene in an emergency context has not b
         een adequately addressed in the literature. The aim of the present study is 
         to evaluate the effectiveness of hygiene promotions in post-earthquake Haiti
         .<BR/> <I>Subject and Methods</I>. Cross-sectional data was collected by mea
         ns of structured interviews in camps and neighbourhoods in which three affil
         iates of a well-known relief organisation had conducted hygiene promotions. 
         Primary caregivers were targeted. A total sample of 811 was obtained. Data w
         as analysed using multiple linear regression and mediation analysis. Results
         . Analysis revealed six promotional channels with positive associations with
          handwashing behaviour: hygiene radio spots, radio programs with experts ans
         wering listener's questions, material distributions with instructions for us
         e, information from friends or neighbours, hygiene theatres, and community c
         lubs. However, five of the promotional channels were negatively related with
          handwashing. Respondents who experienced a focus group, stickers, posters a
         nd paintings, hygiene songs, special hygiene days and home visits tended to 
         wash their hands less often.<BR/> <I>Conclusions</I>. By revealing positive 
         but also negative associations between hygiene promotions and handwashing be
         haviour, the study underlines the need to apply theory-driven emergency hygi
         ene promotions which are subjected to in-depth evaluation. Only through doin
         g this, is it ensured that effective hygiene promotions are implemented for 
         the most vulnerable people — those affected by a humanitarian disaster.' (1745 chars)
      serialnumber => protected'2198-1833' (9 chars)
      doi => protected'10.1007/s10389-013-0577-4' (25 chars)
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