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
| 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 |