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Increasing handwashing in young children: A brief review
Author(s) -
Jess Rachel L.,
Dozier Claudia L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1002/jaba.732
Subject(s) - hygiene , personal hygiene , psychology , autism , behavior change , medicine , developmental psychology , family medicine , social psychology , pathology
Personal hygiene is critical for preventing the spread of infection. One important component of personal hygiene is handwashing. This review summarizes research on behavioral strategies to address handwashing in children, offers areas for additional research, and suggests a treatment package to teach handwashing to young children.