A scale for measuring hygiene behavior: Development, reliability and validity

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 557-564

  Stevenson, Richard J ^a   Case, Trevor I ^a   Hodgson, Deborah ^b   Porzig Drummond, Renata ^a   Barouei, Javad ^b   Oaten, Megan J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

hand washing; Hygiene behavior; measurement; self report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL HYGIENE; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HANDWASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049098053     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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