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Handwashing Practices and Associated Factors Among School Children in Kirkos and Akaki Kality Sub-Cities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Environmental Health Insights, 2023
Background: Provision of handwashing facilities and proper practices are essential for preventing fecal-oral and acute respiratory infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to assess availability of handwashing facilities and predictors to students’
Abayneh Melaku, Taffere Addis
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Behavioural determinants of handwashing at critical times among mothers and care givers in Zimbabwe: implications for behaviour change interventions

Cogent Public Health
Handwashing with soap has the potential to reduce the occurrence of infectious diseases. However, few studies have systematically analysed the determinants of handwashing with soap among mothers in rural areas of Zimbabwe. This study was conducted in two
Conrad Murendo, Rungano Benza, Nyashadzashe Gudyanga, Brian Velani, Fungai Gutusa   +4 more
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Effect of an equipment-behavior change intervention on handwashing behavior among primary school children in Kenya: the Povu Poa school pilot study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Handwashing prevalence in schools in Kenya is low due to lack of access to water and soap and lack of drive for handwashing. Soapy water made from detergent powder is an inexpensive alternative to bar soap and disgust and social norms change ...
Wit Wichaidit, Rachel Steinacher, Jemima Akinyi Okal, Jaynie Whinnery, Clair Null, Katarzyna Kordas, Jihnhee Yu, Amy J. Pickering, Pavani K. Ram   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of access to basic handwashing facilities and handwashing with soap in low-income areas of four Kenyan cities.

PLOS Global Public Health
Handwashing with soap is an effective public health measure against infectious disease and is enabled by availability of handwashing facilities, soap and sufficient water.
Sheillah N Simiyu, Phylis J Busienei, Nelson Mbaya, Kelly K Baker, Robert Dreibelbis, Oliver Cumming   +5 more
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Relationships Among Toilet Sharing, Water Source Locations, and Handwashing Places Without Observed Soap: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Richest Households in Bangladesh

Environmental Health Insights, 2021
Background: A high percentage of the richest households in Bangladesh lack soap at their handwashing places, a problem that is typically considered to be one of the poor.
Mazbahul G Ahamad, Mark Burbach, Fahian Tanin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of handwashing practice and its associated factors among mothers of under-5 children in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2022
Purpose Handwashing is a single most preventive measure for reducing the spread of contagious diseases. Mothers serve as the children’s nurses and poor practice of simple hygiene increases the risk of the spread of diseases to under-5 children.Objective ...
Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Maereg Wolde, Meshehsa Abate, Gebremeskel Mandefro, Ezedin Beru, Aysheshim Kassahun   +5 more
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Handwashing Behaviors in Food Service Establishment Restrooms: An Observational Study [PDF]

, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified poor handwashing as a main factor in foodborne illness outbreaks (ServSafe, 2009). They suggested that failure to wash hands, or inadequate washing of hands, contributes to almost 50% of all
Cha, JaeMin, Ph.D., Kim, SeungHyun, Ph.D., Borchgrevink, Carl, Ph.D.   +2 more
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Dissecting the dissection laboratory: Elements for designing a human anatomy laboratory

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The human anatomy dissection laboratory is a critical component of anatomical and medical education. Development, maintenance, and stocking of these laboratory spaces have unique demands, with all of the challenges in running a laboratory with Biosafety Laboratory Level 2 (BSL‐2) classification, housing a large volume of tissues saturated with
Rhiannon E. Robinson, Abbey Breckling, Danielle N. Edwards, Nicole Geske, Burhan Gharaibeh, Bobbie J. Leeper, Molly Ostwald, Mary Schilling, Bridgett Severt, Kelsey Stevens, J. P. Swigart, Jonathan J. Wisco, Melissa Zolnierz, Jeremy J. Grachan   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implikasi Dance Cuci Tangan Enam Langkah terhadap Kemampuan Cuci Tangan Siswa pada Masa New Normal

JUMANTIK (Jurnal Ilmiah Penelitian Kesehatan), 2022
Six steps handwashing using soap and running water is one of the efforts to prevent disease. This study aims to determine the implications of the six-step handwashing dance on students' handwashing abilities during the new normal period at SDN 1 ...
Swaidatul Masluhiya AF, Sirli Mardianna Trishinta, Anung Prasetyo Nugroho   +2 more
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An Overview of Foodborne Risks in Afghanistan

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foodborne diseases represent a serious yet underrecognized public health burden in Afghanistan, a country shaped by decades of conflict, weak infrastructure, and limited regulatory capacity. This article provides a comprehensive overview of major foodborne risks in the country, including microbiological hazards, chemical contaminants, and ...
Mohammad Aman Ahmadzai, Shir Mohammad Samim, Ahmadullah Zahir   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source