Bulled NicolaPoppe KaraRamatsitsi KhulisoSitsula LondolaniWinegar GeoffreyGumbo JabulaniDellingham RebeccaSmith James2019-01-242019-01-242017Nicola Bulled, Kara Poppe, Khuliso Ramatsitsi, Londolani Sitsula, Geoffrey Winegar, Jabulani Gumbo, Rebecca Dillingham & James Smith (2017) Assessing the environmental context of hand washing among school children in Limpopo, South Africa, Water International, DOI: 1080/02508060.2017.1335140http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1268http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2017.1335140Despite its simplicity and efficacy, the promotion of hand washing for disease prevention remains a challenge, particularly in resourcelimited settings. This article reports on a quasi-experimental schoolbased study that aimed to improve habitual hand washing. Significant increases in hand washing occurred following improvements in hygiene and sanitation facilities (School A: t = 13.86, p = 0.0052). Smaller increases in hand washing occurred following education (School A: t = 2.63; p = 0.012; School B, no infrastructure improvements: t = 1.66, p = 0.239). Health policy and programming need to pay greater attention to the interplay of the structural, social and individual dimensions of unique contextual environments that influence habitual behaviours.enHand WashingUCTDWaterborne diseaseHygiene and sanitationQuasi experimental designSouth AfricaUnrestrictedArticleBulled Nicola, Poppe Kara, Ramatsitsi Khuliso, Sitsula Londolani, Winegar Geoffrey, Gumbo Jabulani, et al. Assessing the environmental context of hand washing among school children in Limpopo, South Africa. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1268.Bulled Nicola, Poppe Kara, Ramatsitsi Khuliso, Sitsula Londolani, Winegar Geoffrey, Gumbo Jabulani, ... Smith James (2017). Assessing the environmental context of hand washing among school children in Limpopo, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1268Bulled Nicola, Poppe Kara, Ramatsitsi Khuliso, Sitsula Londolani, Winegar Geoffrey, Gumbo Jabulani, Dellingham Rebecca, and Smith James "Assessing the environmental context of hand washing among school children in Limpopo, South Africa." (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1268TY - Article AU - Bulled Nicola AU - Poppe Kara AU - Ramatsitsi Khuliso AU - Sitsula Londolani AU - Winegar Geoffrey AU - Gumbo Jabulani AU - Dellingham Rebecca AU - Smith James AB - Despite its simplicity and efficacy, the promotion of hand washing for disease prevention remains a challenge, particularly in resourcelimited settings. This article reports on a quasi-experimental schoolbased study that aimed to improve habitual hand washing. Significant increases in hand washing occurred following improvements in hygiene and sanitation facilities (School A: t = 13.86, p = 0.0052). Smaller increases in hand washing occurred following education (School A: t = 2.63; p = 0.012; School B, no infrastructure improvements: t = 1.66, p = 0.239). Health policy and programming need to pay greater attention to the interplay of the structural, social and individual dimensions of unique contextual environments that influence habitual behaviours. DA - 2017 DB - ResearchSpace DO - 10.1080/02508060.2017.1335140 DP - Univen KW - Hand Washing KW - Waterborne disease KW - Hygiene and sanitation KW - Quasi experimental design KW - South Africa KW - Unrestricted LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2017 T1 - Assessing the environmental context of hand washing among school children in Limpopo, South Africa TI - Assessing the environmental context of hand washing among school children in Limpopo, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1268 ER -