Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections Among Students Attending Schools in La'elay Maichew District, Tigray Region, Ethiopia. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background and Aims Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) remain a significant public health challenge across Ethiopia, including the Tigray region, where school‐age children (SAC) are particularly vulnerable. The La'elay Maichew district, characterized by rural agrarian and irrigated settings and the 2020–2022 armed conflict, may experience ...
Abrha Yanshet T +2 more
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Infection Control and Prevention Awareness Among Intensive and Cardiac Care Nurses: Implications for Managers and Policymakers. [PDF]
Nurs OpenABSTRACT Aim This study aimed to assess the awareness levels of infection control and prevention among intensive care nurses at two Ministry of Health hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Design A cross‐sectional survey conducted from September to December 2023. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was conducted online in the selected hospitals.
Alenezi IN, Mersal FA, Aboelola TH.
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Environmental Health Insights, 2021 Background: Maternal handwashing practice is an important measure to prevent the spreading of childhood disease. Handwashing is still being practiced to a very low extent especially at critical times since the global prevalence of handwashing with soap ...
Temesgen Mekonen +4 more
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Hand washing behavior and associated factors in Vietnam based on the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, 2010–2011 [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2016 Background: Handwashing is a cost-effective way of preventing communicable diseases such as respiratory and food-borne illnesses. However, handwashing rates are low in developing countries.
Kien Gia To +4 more
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Consumer Handwashing Research: Handwashing in a Pandemic [PDF]
, 2021 Between April 2020 and January 2021, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) with Ipsos MORI collected data on handwashing to understand how and why people wash their hands and the impact the pandemic has had on their handwashing behaviour. This report combines the findings from the qualitative and quantitative research conducted by the FSA alongside other ...
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SG-APSIC1122: Observational study of handwashing sink activities in the inpatient setting
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023 Objectives: The use of handwashing sinks for activities other than hand hygiene (HH) is associated with higher rates of β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae.
Xiaowei Huan +11 more
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Environmental Health Insights, 2022 Background: Handwashing in schools with soap could substantially reduce diarrhea and respiratory infections among school-age children; however, in low-and-middle-income countries, handwashing is still being practiced to a very low extent in particular ...
Amha Admasie +2 more
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Handwashing and Ebola virus disease outbreaks: A randomized comparison of soap, hand sanitizer, and 0.05% chlorine solutions on the inactivation and removal of model organisms Phi6 and E. coli from hands and persistence in rinse water. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 To prevent Ebola transmission, frequent handwashing is recommended in Ebola Treatment Units and communities. However, little is known about which handwashing protocol is most efficacious.
Marlene K Wolfe +5 more
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The Role of Attitudes, Affect, and Income in Predicting COVID-19 Behavioral Intentions
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Handwashing is important in preventing infectious diseases like COVID-19. The current public health emergency has required rapid implementation of increased handwashing in the general public; however, rapidly changing health behavior, especially on this ...
Kelly S. Clemens +3 more
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Cogent Public Health, 2023 Good hygiene and handwashing remain important in public health, particularly in localities with low or no basic water and sanitation facilities. Using the Integrated Behavioural Model for water and hygiene, this study analysed key factors that shape ...
Nicholas Fielmua +2 more
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