PCPs’ semi-structured interview schedule: | |
Hand hygiene can reduce respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal infections: | |
a) What do you think of the role of hand hygiene? | |
b) What role do you play in promoting hand hygiene? | |
c) How do you apply this knowledge to parents/children? | |
d) Do you see the need to wash your hands between each child? Even if you don’t make any skin contact with them? | |
i) If so, do you wash your hands between each child? | |
ii) If not, how often do you wash your hands? | |
f) How important do you think hand washing is for respiratory tract infections? | |
g) Are there any barriers to hand washing? If so, what are they? | |
h) What types of interventions do you think will help you sustain good hand hygiene behaviour? Ie. patient pressure, peer pressure, education, posters | |
i) Do you mention hand hygiene as a prevention measure to reducing respiratory infections to parents? | |
j) What types of interventions do you think will help parents (and children) to sustain good hand hygiene behaviour? | |
Parents’ focus group schedule: | |
Hand hygiene can reduce respiratory tract infections and gastrointestinal infections: | |
a) What do you think of the role of hand hygiene? | |
b) What do you do in terms of hand hygiene at home with your children? Under what circumstances would you remind them to wash their hands? | |
c) How important do you think hand washing is for respiratory tract infections? | |
d) What barriers or concerns do you have with hand washing? | |
e) What types of interventions do you think will help you sustain good hand hygiene habits? |