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Development of a handwashing with soap intervention in low-income settlements of Mombasa, Kenya [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Health
Introduction Interventions to improve handwashing with soap have shown mixed effects on behaviour which may be due to contextual differences in different settings. Low-income settings have complex socio-economic conditions which requires local contextual
Sheillah N. Simiyu, Phylis J. Busienei, Naomi Njeri, Kelly K. Baker, Robert Dreibelbis   +4 more
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Adherence to handwashing behaviour and its impact on the incidence and death of viral respiratory infectious diseases: a systematic review, meta-analysis and modelling study [PDF]

BMJ Global Health
Objectives Washing hands is considered an effective way for preventing viral respiratory infections. This study systematically investigated the global and regional adherence to hand-washing behaviour and its impact on the incidence and death of viral ...
Shigui Yang, Can Chen, Daixi Jiang, Jiaxin Chen, Yue You, Wenkai Zhou, Jiaxing Qi, Mengsha Chen, Zhenglin Yuan, Jiani Miao, Mengya Yang, Kexin Cao, Rongrong Qu, Yuxia Du, Xiaoyue Wu, Dingmo Chen   +15 more
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A Real-World Dataset for detecting Handwashing in daily Life using Wrist Motion Data from Wearables [PDF]

Scientific Data
Handwashing detection is a relevant research topic with applications in healthcare and professional environments. While usually related to hygiene improvement, handwashing detection could also be used to support individuals with obsessive-compulsive ...
Robin Burchard, Kristina Kirsten, Marcel Miché, Philipp Scholl, Bert Arnrich, Kristof Van Laerhoven, Roselind Lieb, Karina Wahl   +7 more
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Behavior Change without Behavior Change Communication: Nudging Handwashing among Primary School Students in Bangladesh [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016
Behavior change communication for improving handwashing with soap can be labor and resource intensive, yet quality results are difficult to achieve. Nudges are environmental cues engaging unconscious decision-making processes to prompt behavior change ...
Robert Dreibelbis, Pavani K Ram
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Effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing, and nutritional interventions on diarrhoea and child growth in rural Bangladesh: a cluster randomised controlled trial

The Lancet Global Health, 2018
Summary: Background: Diarrhoea and growth faltering in early childhood are associated with subsequent adverse outcomes. We aimed to assess whether water quality, sanitation, and handwashing interventions alone or combined with nutrition interventions ...
Mahbubur Rahman, Benjamin F Arnold, Leanne Unicomb   +2 more
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Effect of handwashing on the reduction of Escherichia coli on children's hands in an urban slum Indonesia

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Poor hand hygiene practice has been linked to an increase in the number of infections among children in urban slums. Hands are considered an intersection for bacterial transmission, but it is unclear whether the handwashing technique affects bacteria ...
Mahmud Aditya Rifqi, Umi Hamidah, Neni Sintawardani, Hidenori Harada, Sikopo Nyambe, Akira Sai, Taro Yamauchi   +6 more
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Trends in handwashing behaviours for COVID-19 prevention: Longitudinal evidence from online surveys in 10 sub-Saharan African countries.

PLOS Global Public Health, 2021
Handwashing is essential for respiratory virus prevention, but uptake of handwashing in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic remains under-explored. This study examines trends in and determinants of handwashing practices for COVID-19 prevention in 10 ...
Bolanle Olapeju, Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson, Joseph G Rosen, Dominick Shattuck, J Douglas Storey, Susan Krenn, Marla Shaivitz, Elizabeth Serlemitsos, Tuo-Yen Tseng, Samantha W Tsang, Rajiv N Rimal, Stella Babalola   +11 more
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Spatial Distribution and Determinant Factors of Handwashing Practice With Essential Agents Among Households in Ethiopia

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the spatial distribution and determinant factors of handwashing practice using essential handwashing agents (soap and water) among households in Ethiopia.Methods: A two-stage stratified cluster sampling technique ...
Sewnet Adem Kebede, Biruk Shalmeno Tusa, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet   +2 more
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Handwashing Practice of Food Establishment Customers, Microbial Quality of Handwashing Water, and Associated Factors in Ginjo Kebele, Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Environmental Health Insights, 2022
Handwashing plays a major role in preventing the spread of infection and, if poorly implemented, leads to different illnesses. However, the quality of water meant for handwashing and handwashing practice and hand hygiene conditions of food establishment ...
Mahmud Ahmednur, Mesud Esmael, Feyiso Feresa   +2 more
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Handwashing Message Type Predicts Behavioral Intentions in the United States at the Beginning of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Handwashing has been widely recommended to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Despite this, handwashing behavior remains low in the general public. Social marketing has been employed as a successful health promotion strategy for changing many health ...
John Matkovic, Kelly S. Clemens, Kate Faasse, Andrew L. Geers   +3 more
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