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Table 4 The COM-B components, linked intervention functions, most frequently used behaviour change techniques, and technique definitions, followed by the countries identified in the regression analyses for handwashing

From: A cross-sectional survey assessing the influence of theoretically informed behavioural factors on hand hygiene across seven countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

COM-B Component(s)

Relevant Countries from regression analysis

Potential Intervention Functions

Most frequently used Behaviour Change Techniques

Capability

Australia, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and UK

Education

Information about social and environmental consequences, Information about health consequences, Feedback on behaviour, Feedback on outcome(s) of the behaviour, Prompts/cues, Self-monitoring of behaviour

  

Training

Demonstration of the behaviour, Instruction on how to perform a behaviour, Feedback on the behaviour, Feedback on outcome(s) of behaviour, Self-monitoring of behaviour, Behavioural practice/rehearsal,

  

Enablement

Social support (unspecified), Social support (practical), Goal setting (behaviour), Goal setting (outcome), Adding objects to the environment, Problem solving, Action planning, Self-monitoring of behaviour, Restructuring the physical environment, Review of behaviour goal(s), Review outcome goal(s)

Opportunity

India, and Saudi Arabia

Training

Demonstration of the behaviour, Instruction on how to perform a behaviour, Feedback on the behaviour, Feedback on outcome(s) of behaviour, Self-monitoring of behaviour, Behavioural practice/rehearsal,

  

Enablement

Social support (unspecified), Social support (practical), Goal setting (behaviour), Goal setting (outcome), Adding objects to the environment, Problem solving, Action planning, Self-monitoring of behaviour, Restructuring the physical environment, Review of behaviour goal(s), Review outcome goal(s)

  

Environmental restructuring

Adding objects to the environment, Prompts/cues, Restructuring the physical environment

  

Modelling

Demonstration of the behaviour

Motivation

Saudi Arabia, and UK

Education

Information about social and environmental consequences, Information about health consequences, Feedback on behaviour, Feedback on outcome(s) of the behaviour, Prompts/cues, Self-monitoring of behaviour

  

Training

Demonstration of the behaviour, Instruction on how to perform a behaviour, Feedback on the behaviour, Feedback on outcome(s) of behaviour, Self-monitoring of behaviour, Behavioural practice/rehearsal,

  

Enablement

Social support (unspecified), Social support (practical), Goal setting (behaviour), Goal setting (outcome), Adding objects to the environment, Problem solving, Action planning, Self-monitoring of behaviour, Restructuring the physical environment, Review of behaviour goal(s), Review outcome goal(s)

  

Environmental restructuring

Adding objects to the environment, Prompts/cues, Restructuring the physical environment

  

Modelling

Demonstration of the behaviour

  

Persuasion

Credible source, Information about social and environmental consequences, Information about health consequences

  

Incentivisation and Coercion

Monitoring outcome of behaviour by others without evidence of feedback, Self-monitoring of behaviour

  

Persuasion, Incentivisation, and Coercion

Feedback on behaviour, Feedback on outcome(s) of behaviour