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Handwashing Prevents Infection [PDF]

open access: yesDrug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy, 1985
THE U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is preparing to launch a nationwide infection control campaign. The campaign, called "Handwashing Prevents Infection...It really does!," uses the teddy bear character to present this important message in an appealing and persuasive manner.
openaire   +2 more sources

A feasibility study on the application of MICRO XRF for latent fingermark detection on porous surfaces

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract In the context of criminal investigations, latent fingermarks play a pivotal role in obtaining clues related to suspects. Presently, various physical, chemical, and optical methods are employed for latent fingermark detection. However, it is observed that when utilizing physical and chemical techniques, latent fingermarks may sometimes suffer ...
Sang‐Yoon Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handwashing knowledge and practices among caregivers of pre-school children in underprivileged areas of Nelson Mandela Bay

open access: yesThe South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022
Objectives: To explore and describe caregivers’ handwashing knowledge and practices in the context of underprivileged urban communities. Design: A qualitative descriptive and exploratory study was conducted during August and September 2017, through five ...
L Steenkamp   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echoes of ease: Tracing the course of obsessive‐compulsive symptoms in the aftermath of a pandemic—Insights from a four‐year panel study

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives The COVID‐19 pandemic affected mental health worldwide, including obsessive‐compulsive symptoms (OCS) and, specifically, contamination‐related OCS (C‐OCS). This study aimed to map these symptoms' trajectories over four years, thus providing the longest known observational timeline of OCS during and after a pandemic.
Lea Schuurmans   +5 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

open access: yesTropical 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesEuropean 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   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Childhood Undernutrition in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
Key child, household and hygiene factors—especially diarrhoea, low birthweight and low maternal education—significantly increase the risk of undernutrition, including stunting, underweight and wasting in young children across Sub‐Saharan Africa, underscoring the need for targeted interventions.
Hannah Ricci   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Availability and accessibility to latrine and handwashing facilities during working hours among “boda-boda” drivers in Mwanza city [PDF]

open access: gold, 2023
Namanya Basinda   +9 more
openalex   +1 more source

Engaging Fathers in Child Nutrition: Exploring Intra‐household Gender Dynamics in Nutrition Interventions in Ethiopia

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to examine intra‐household gender dynamics in response to a nutrition intervention (maternal Behaviour Change Communication (BCC), paternal BCC, and food vouchers) aimed at improving IYCF practices using qualitative methods. Participants were drawn from a subset of households enrolled in a larger cluster – randomized controlled
Yaeeun Han   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to and motivators of handwashing behavior among mothers of neonates in rural Bangladesh

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2018
Background To design a maternal handwashing intervention for the newborn period, this qualitative study explored drivers of handwashing among mothers and other caregivers of neonates and infants in two rural areas of Bangladesh.
Shahana Parveen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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