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Enhancing Hand Cleaning During Dental Visit Through Nudging

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dc.contributor.authorNormaliza Ab Malik
dc.contributor.authorNor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-16T06:38:59Z
dc.date.available2024-06-16T06:38:59Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.date.submitted2024-4-2
dc.descriptionInternational Journal of Human and Health Sciences Volume 7 No 3 Page (239-243)
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hand washing or hand-cleaning is a behaviour that has not been performed routinely as a habit for everyone, but its importance has been greatly emphasised during the COVID-19 outbreak. Nudges in the form of prompts, cues and reminders have been used to encourage hand cleaning. Objective: To improve hand-cleaning to prevent transmission of the disease during dental visits through nudge. Methods: This experimental, observational pilot study was conducted at private dental practices. Hand sanitisers were placed at a few places in the clinic to encourage hand cleaning. Hand sanitiser was not placed outside the treatment room during the baseline data collection. The patients’ behaviour in using the hand sanitisers was observed and analysed. Results: A total of 130 participants were involved in the study, with more than half being female (59.2%) and above 35 years old (60.8%). More than half of the participants performed hand cleaning behaviour immediately after treatment (68.2%). However, there was no significant difference between those who performed the hand cleaning when the hand sanitiser was placed in the waiting room and front of the treatment room (P>0.05). Placing the hand sanitiser in front of the dental treatment room increased the likelihood of hand cleaning. However, there was no significant difference (OR: 3.4, 95%CI: 1.09-10.7, p<0.05). Conclusion: This study has shown the potential effect of using a nudge to encourage hand cleaning after dental treatment by placing an additional hand sanitiser in front of the dental treatment room. Despite the increase in the number of people using the hand sanitiser immediately after treatment, there is limited evidence on the long-term effect of this measure, and therefore, long-term research is warranted.
dc.identifier.citationNormaliza Ab Malik, Nor Ba’yah Abdul Kadir Enhancing Hand Cleaning During Dental Visit Through Nudging. (2023). International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 7(3), 249–243. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v7i3.580
dc.identifier.doi10.31344/ijhhs.v7i3.580
dc.identifier.epage243
dc.identifier.issn2523-692x
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.other1404-44
dc.identifier.spage239
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/20060
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Consortium of Islamic Medical Colleges
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Human and Health Sciences
dc.relation.issn2523-692X
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Human and Health Sciences
dc.subjectHand cleaning
dc.subjectdental practices
dc.subjectnudge
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.titleEnhancing Hand Cleaning During Dental Visit Through Nudging
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oaire.citation.endPage243
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPage239
oaire.citation.volume7
oairecerif.author.affiliationUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia
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