Three kinds of psychological determinants for hand-washing behaviour in Kenya

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 383-391

  Aunger, Robert ^a   Schmidt, Wolf Peter ^a   Ranpura, Ashish ^b   Coombes, Yolande ^c   Maina, Peninnah Mukiri ^d   Matiko, Carol Nkatha ^d   Curtis, Valerie ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d Steadman International Kenya ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

Childhood diseases; Habit; hand washing; Health behaviour; Hygiene; Infectious diseases; Kenya

Indexed keywords

SOAP;

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HYGIENE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLEANING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HABITS; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MOTIVATION; OBSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; SOAPS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

KENYA;

EID: 73149083029     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.038     Document Type: Article

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