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Interventions to Increase Hand Hygiene Behavior among University Students: Implications for Response Cost and Socially-Assisted Interventions
Behavior and Social Issues
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Interventions to Increase Hand Hygiene Behavior among University Students: Implications for Response Cost and Socially-Assisted Interventions
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| Creator |
Fournier, Angela K
Berry, Thomas D |
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Behavior Analysis; Environmental Psychology; Health Psychology
hand hygiene, hand-sanitizer gels, hand washing, change agent interven-tions, social assistance |
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| Description |
A field study was conducted to examine the effect of interventions to increase hand-hygiene behavior of university students. Student patrons of a university cafeteria were observed during lunch. Across several phases, researchers observed and recorded the number of students (a) entering the restroom to wash hands and (b) using a hand-sanitizer gel. Interventions included an informational poster, hand-sanitizer dispenser, and change agent to increase hand-hygiene behavior. Results showed that the presence of a strategically placed hand-sanitizer dispenser was effective in increasing hand-hygiene behavior from 1.52% to over 60% (average n = 208 students per day). Participants were particularly responsive to the hand-sanitizer dispenser when combined with a change agent. Meanwhile, the tested interventions were ineffective in increasing the number of students entering a restroom to hand wash. The results are discussed regarding response cost and socially-mediated consequences of change agents.
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University of Illinois at Chicago Library
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2013-01-17
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article |
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application/pdf
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https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/3979
10.5210/bsi.v21i0.3979 |
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Behavior and Social Issues; Vol 21 (2012); 152-164
1064-9506 |
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eng
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https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/3979/3408
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