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Research Article 2025-03-13CC BYFree full text

Behavioural factors influencing hand hygiene practices across domestic, institutional, and public community settings: A systematic review

Bethany A. Caruso, Jedidiah S. Snyder, Lilly A. O’Brien, Erin LaFon, Kennedy Files, Dewan Muhammad Shoaib +7 more

This systematic review sought to understand barriers and enablers to hand hygiene in community settings. Eligible studies addressed hand hygiene in a community setting, included a qualitative component, and were published in English between January 1, 1980, and March 29, 2023. Studies were excluded if in healthcare settings or were animal research. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health,…

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Interventions to improve hand hygiene in community settings: A systematic review of theories, barriers and enablers, behavior change techniques, and hand hygiene station design features

Sridevi K. Prasad, Jedidiah S. Snyder, Erin LaFon, Lilly A. O’Brien, Hannah Rogers, Oliver Cumming +5 more

This systematic review identified and examined the theories, barriers and enablers, behaviour change techniques (BCTs), and design features of interventions that have been leveraged effectively to improve and sustain hand hygiene in community settings. It was conducted to support the development of the WHO Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Community Settings. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global…

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