The determinants of handwashing in humanitarian crisis setting during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country analysis.
The Wash'Em process was developed to improve the design of handwashing behaviour change programmes during outbreaks and humanitarian crises. It aims to rapidly create evidence-based, contextualized handwashing programmes. Wash'Em was widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic. This multi-country secon...
| Publicado en: | Health Promotion International Vol. 39; no. 6; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec2024
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