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A content analysis of hand hygiene materials targeting elementary-age children.
- Source :
- Health Education Research; Dec2018, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p481-491, 11p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Millions of dollars have been spent on the design and dissemination of educational materials to improve handwashing to prevent infectious diseases. School-age children have been the focus of many of these efforts; yet little is known about the content of these materials. This study uses content analysis to examine the theoretical and motivational trends as well as the communication approach used in a sample of hand hygiene intervention materials targeting elementary-age children. Two trained coders analyzed 144 communication materials. Study results indicate that educational materials infrequently exhibit information consistent with theories of communication for behavior change, commonly use fear-based messaging, and rarely recommend using technology in the design of the interventions. Implications for future research and the design of more strategic, child-focused hand hygiene interventions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02681153
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Education Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 133600917
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyy033