The effect of a soap promotion and hygiene education campaign on handwashing behaviour in rural India: A cluster randomised trial

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1303-1314

  Biran, Adam ^a   Schmidt, Wolf Peter ^a   Wright, Richard ^b   Jones, Therese ^b   Seshadri, M ^c   Isaac, Pradeep ^c   Nathan, N A ^c   Hall, Peter ^d   McKenna, Joeleen ^d   Granger, Stewart ^b   Bidinger, Pat ^c   Curtis, Val ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute for Rural Health Studies   (India)

^d Intertek Front Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Hand washing; Hygiene promotion; India; Soap

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HYGIENE; RURAL AREA; VILLAGE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FECES; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOAPS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349235631     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02373.x     Document Type: Article

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