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One underappreciated activity at this interface is fieldwork with wild animals, but associated risks can be mitigated through field hygiene (FH) practices, such as using personal protective equipment and other appropriate behaviors. Following the dissemination of International Union for Conservation of Nature FH guidelines for bat researchers, we investigated factors that affect bat researchers\u2019 intent to use FH practices under a theory of planned behavior (TPB) framework. Under the TPB, a person's intent to perform a behavior is influenced by their attitude toward, their subjective norms around, and their perceived behavioral control (PBC) about the behavior. We invited researchers who had recently conducted bat\u2010related fieldwork to complete a qualitative questionnaire, generating data that we used to build a quantitative survey, which we disseminated widely to bat researchers. 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