Impact of an educational intervention upon the hand hygiene compliance of children

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 220-225

  Randle, J ^a   Metcalfe, J ^a   Webb, H ^a   Luckett, J C A ^a   Nerlich, B ^a   Vaughan, N ^b   Segal, J I ^a   Hardie, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Children; Educational; Hand hygiene compliance; Infection transmission; Intervention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84885863617     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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