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Availability and factors influencing community level handwashing facility in Ethiopia: Implication for prevention of infectious diseases.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundHandwashing is one of the most effective ways to prevent transmission of infectious diseases. A substantial body of research has examined the status and determinants of handwashing facilities in healthcare settings and schools.
Daniel Bogale Odo, Alemayehu Gonie Mekonnen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hand Hygiene Accuracy of Students and Staff at a Dutch Dental School

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Oral health care professionals continuously come into contact with bodily fluids containing many pathogens. Hand hygiene should be used to prevent cross transmission. We aimed to examine the accuracy of application of alcohol‐based hand rub (ABHR) according to the WHO hand hygiene steps at a dental school.
Ilona Francisca Persoon, Catherine Minke Charlotte Volgenant   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prompted Voiding Utilising Toilet Alarms and Individual Toileting Plans for Adults With an Intellectual Disability And Incontinence

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Urinary incontinence is common amongst adults with an intellectual disability, yet there is a paucity of interventions to promote continence in this population. The aim was to test the feasibility of a toileting intervention with adults with an intellectual disability. Method We conducted a feasibility study.
Janet Finlayson, Nick Gore, Dawn A. Skelton   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Animal Ownership With Relapse to Acute Malnutrition Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Mali, South Sudan and Somalia: A Multi‐Site Prospective Cohort Study

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
Relapse rates post‐SAM treatment varied: 32% in Mali, 63% in South Sudan, 21% in Somalia. Diverse WASH and animal ownership factors were linked to relapse risk, differing by context. Some WASH conditions increased risk, whereas animal ownership was protective in Mali and South Sudan. No significant associations emerged in Somalia.
Lauren D'Mello‐Guyett, Sarah King, Sherifath Mama Chabi, Feysal Absdisalan Mohamud, Nancy Grace Lamaka, John Agong, Malyun Mohamed, Karim Koné, Karin Gallandat, Mesfin Gose, Mohamed Sheikh Omar, Magloire Bunkembo, Indi Trehan, Anastasia Marshak, Khamisa Ayoub, Ahmed Hersi Olad, Bagayogo Aliou, Heather C. Stobaugh, Oliver Cumming   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of far‐UVC irradiation on the presence and concentration of ESKAPEE pathogens on hospital surfaces: Study protocol for a multi‐site, double‐blinded randomized controlled trial in La Paz, Bolivia

Photochemistry and Photobiology, EarlyView.
The protocol of a multi‐site, double‐blinded, clustered randomized controlled trial (cRCT) with a binary outcome of the presence of viable presumptive ESKAPEE pathogens on surfaces in and around hospital sinks is to be implemented in two Bolivian hospitals.
Lindsay B. Saber, Melani Rojas, Darcy M. Anderson, Deverick J. Anderson, Holger Claus, Ryan Cronk, Karl G. Linden, Megan E. J. Lott, Lewis J. Radonovich Jr., Bobby G. Warren, Richard D. Williamson, Richard L. Vincent, Sergio Gutiérrez‐Cortez, Carla Calderón Toledo, Joe Brown   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Child handwashing in an internally displaced persons camp in Northern Iraq: A qualitative multi-method exploration of motivational drivers and other handwashing determinants.

PLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Children in humanitarian situations are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as diarrhoea. Handwashing with soap can greatly reduce transmission but handwashing rates are often low and traditional interventions ineffective.
Julie Watson, Oliver Cumming, Robert Aunger, Claudio Deola, Rachel P Chase, Robert Dreibelbis   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reclaiming obsessionality: Beyond the obsessive‐compulsive spectrum

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract The concept of the obsessive‐compulsive spectrum has exerted a major influence on contemporary psychiatry and contributed substantially to the establishment of the DSM‐5 category of obsessive‐compulsive and related disorders. However, the notion of obsessionality employed within this framework does not necessarily correspond to the classical ...
Toshiyuki Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source

High Awareness, Poor Practice: The Cholera Prevention Knowledge‐Attitude‐Practice Gap in Ada Foah, Ghana—A Cross‐Sectional Study

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Cholera persists as a public health threat in Ghana, particularly in coastal communities with inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) toward cholera among residents of Ada Foah, a high‐risk coastal district in Ghana, to identify gaps and inform ...
Christopher Yaw Dumevi, Princess Afia Takyiwaa Dwomoh, Hugette Naa Ayeley Aryee, Joyce Junior Asiamah, Gifty Selorm Amenya, Gloria Amoo Aidoo, Dorcas Akuokor Teiko, Isaac Ekow Ennin, Eric Essandoh Amuah, James‐Paul Kretchy, Saviour Kweku Adjenti, Patrick F. Ayeh‐Kumi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handwashing effect on diarrheal incidence in children under 5 years old in rural eastern Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021
Background Handwashing with soap reduces diarrheal diseases burden considerably. However, the importance of handwashing in homes has received little attention in rural eastern Ethiopia.
Ephrem Tefera Solomon, Sirak Robele Gari, Helmut Kloos, Bezatu Mengistie Alemu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A 5‐Year Retrospective Morbidity Profile of School‐Aged Children at Ho Polyclinic, Volta Region, Ghana: Skin Conditions, Malaria, and Respiratory Illnesses as Leading Causes (2018–2022)

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
Analysis of 10,428 outpatient consultations among school‐aged children attending Ho Polyclinic, Ghana (2018–2022), showed that three conditions accounted for 77.4% of all morbidity: skin conditions (38.3%), malaria (23.0%), and respiratory conditions (16.1%).
Anthoinette Adesope Ekuban, Frank Baiden
wiley   +1 more source