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A kindergarten‐based, family‐involved intervention to improve children's hand hygiene behavior: A cluster‐randomized controlled trial.
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Public Health Nursing . Sep/Oct2021, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p738-750. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective: The present study determined the feasibility and initial efficacy of a kindergarten‐based, family‐involved intervention in improving children's hand hygiene (HH) behaviors. Design: A cluster‐randomized controlled trial was performed, with a cluster defined as a kindergarten class. Sample: Participants were recruited from 20 classes in six kindergartens. A total of 289 children and their families were enrolled in the intervention group, and 293 children and their families were enrolled in the control group. Measurements: HH behavior and a related knowledge survey, as well as data on absences due to infection, were collected. Intervention: An 8‐week training session on HH for children and an education program combining a seminar and WeChat groups for parents were provided to participants in the intervention group. Results: Two HH behaviors of children, namely, HH after playing outside and 7‐stage HH compliance, were significantly different between the two groups after the intervention. The two HH behaviors and knowledge of infections of parents/legal guardians in the intervention group were better than those in the control group after the intervention. The number of absences due to infections in children was lower in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusions: Kindergarten‐based, family‐involved interventions effectively improved the HH behavior of kindergarten children and decreased absences due to infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CLUSTER sampling
*EVALUATION of human services programs
*SOCIAL media
*ONE-way analysis of variance
*FAMILIES
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*COMPARATIVE studies
*T-test (Statistics)
*HEALTH behavior
*BLIND experiment
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*CHI-squared test
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RESEARCH funding
*HAND washing
*STATISTICAL sampling
*DATA analysis software
*HEALTH promotion
*ADULT education workshops
*LONGITUDINAL method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07371209
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Public Health Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152275896
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12882