title: Effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention on improving the hand-washing skills and behaviors of migrant workers in Beijing.
abstract: This study explores the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention featuring a combination of tailored print and video (TPV) and peer education on improving the hand-washing skills and behaviors of migrant workers in the capital city of China. In the control group, supportive measures in both policy and environment were adopted. In addition, the intervention group received TPV and peer education. A total of 1496 participants were involved in the baseline and evaluation survey. The results showed that the participants experienced significant changes in developing health behaviors and skills as a whole after the intervention. The intervention effectiveness of hand-washing skills on vendors was relatively small compared with those on restaurant waiters and waitresses (44.3% and 87.2%, respectively). About 81.2 percent of the participants always forgot to carefully wash their thumbs and 81.8 percent failed to properly clean the back of their hands. The multifaceted intervention of this study has helped in improving the hand-washing skills and behaviors of migrant workers. Key steps should be strengthened to enhance the intervention effect. Moreover, the elderly should be given more attention with regards to hand-washing skills.
authors.affiliation: 1. Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: 1. Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Junfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: 1. Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Maoxuan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.affiliation: 1. Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yubo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1. Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: 1. Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.affiliation: 1. Chinese Center for Health Education, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 2. Chaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000068476:Beijing; D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; hand-washing behavior; hand-washing skills; intervention; migrant worker