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Table 1 Interview and focus group schedules

From: Visibility and transmission: complexities around promoting hand hygiene in young children – a qualitative study

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?