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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, Jong-Koo Lee, You-Seon Nam, Oanh Thi Hoang Trinh, Dung Van Do   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A One Health Molecular Investigation and Exploratory Epidemiological Analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. in A Shared Human-Animal Ecosystem. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
A One Health molecular investigation of Cryptosporidium across humans, animals and the environment revealed the circulation of multiple zoonotic species and subtypes within a shared ecosystem. Molecular characterisation and phylogenetic analysis highlighted transmission at the human–animal–environment interface. The findings emphasise the importance of
Wakid MH, Aryal D, Sharifuzzaman, Hossain SS, Amin ARMB, Islam MS, Shahiduzzaman M.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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, Sharifah Farhanah, Kyaw Zaw Linn, Clara Chong Hui Ong, Liang Hui Loo, Allie Yin Lim, Nur Hafizah Binte Hamad, Chu Ying Poon, Hui Ru Tan, Ying Wei Tang, Brenda Sze Peng Ang, Marimuthu Kalisvar   +11 more
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Effect of a behaviour-change intervention on handwashing with soap in India (SuperAmma): a cluster-randomised trial. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Diarrhoea and respiratory infections are the two biggest causes of child death globally. Handwashing with soap could substantially reduce diarrhoea and respiratory infections, but prevalence of adequate handwashing is low. We tested whether a
Aunger, Robert, Greenland, Katie, Kumar, Raja, Gopalan, Balaji, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter, Varadharajan, Kiruba Sankar, Curtis, Val, Rajaraman, Divya, Sankar Varadharajan, Kiruba, Biran, Adam, Balaji Gopalan, BTech, Raja Kumar, MSc, Kiruba Sankar Varadharajan, MSc, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, PhD, Katie Greenland, MSc, Val Curtis, PhD, Divya Rajaraman, PhD, Dr. Adam Biran, PhD, Robert Aunger, PhD   +18 more
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Handwashing Practices and Its Predictors Among Primary School Children in Damote Woide District, South Ethiopia: An Institution Based Cross-Sectional Study

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, Alemu Guluma, Fentaw Wassie Feleke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, John Matkovic, Kate Faasse, Andrew L. Geers   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing effective hygiene promotion: lessons from the process evaluation of an intervention to promote handwashing with soap in rural India [PDF]

, 2014
Background: An intervention trial of the ‘SuperAmma’ village-level intervention to promote handwashing with soap (HWWS) in rural India demonstrated substantial increases in HWWS amongst the target population. We carried out a process evaluation to assess
Divya Rajaraman, Kiruba Sankar Varadharajan, Aunger, Robert, Greenland, Katie, Curtis, V, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Robert Aunger, Kumar, Raja, Val Curtis, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter, Rajaraman, Divya, Katie Greenland, Adam Biran, Schmidt, WP, Greenland, K, Kumar, R, Varadharajan, KS, Biran, A, Rajaraman, D, Aunger, R, Raja Kumar, Varadharajan, Kiruba Sankar, Curtis, Val, Biran, Adam   +23 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, Karin Gallandat, Kyle Daniels, Anne Marie Desmarais, Pamela Scheinman, Daniele Lantagne   +5 more
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Rural and peri-urban households’ handwashing behaviour before the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for managing it in North-western Ghana

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, Jennifer Dokbila Mengba, Enoch Akwasi Kosoe   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of handwashing with water or soap on bacterial contamination of hands. [PDF]

, 2010
Handwashing is thought to be effective for the prevention of transmission of diarrhoea pathogens. However it is not conclusive that handwashing with soap is more effective at reducing contamination with bacteria associated with diarrhoea than using water
Curtis, V, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Val Curtis, Gaby Judah, Judah, G, Peter Donachie, Schmidt, Wolf-Peter, Cobb, Emma, Maxine Burton, Burton, M, Emma Cobb, Donachie, P, Cobb, E, Schmidt, W-P, Donachie, Peter, Curtis, Val, Judah, Gaby, Burton, Maxine   +17 more
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