Behavioral antecedents for handwashing in a low-income urban setting in Bangladesh: an exploratory study
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Behavioral antecedents for handwashing in a low-income urban setting in Bangladesh: an exploratory study
BACKGROUND Health programs commonly promote handwashing by drawing attention to potential fecal contamination in the environment. The underlying assumption is that the thought of fecal contamination will result in disgust, and motivate people to wash their hands with soap. However, this has not proven sufficient to achieve high rates of handwashing with soap at key times. We argue that handwash...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4307-7