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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

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

Compliance to handwashing during the early phase of COVID-19 epidemic in Uganda: A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health, 2022
Introduction: Handwashing is a low-cost, high-impact strategy for limiting the transmission of COVID-19. We assessed the level of compliance to handwashing and associated factors, among Ugandan residents, in the first two months of the outbreak in Uganda,
Richard Migisha, Bob Omoda Amodan, Lilian Bulage, Elizabeth Katana, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Robert Colebunders, Alex Riolexus Ario, Rhoda Kitti Wanyenze   +7 more
doaj   +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

Global Handwashing Day Lessons for Planners [PDF]

, 2018
Ahead of the 10th Global Handwashing Day in 2018, the Global Handwashing Day conducted a survey and set of interviews to understand the impact of the Day.

core   +2 more sources

Handwashing Practices in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and Neonatal Nurseries in Patan Hospital

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2017
Background: Hand hygiene has been identified as the single most important factor in minimising hospital acquired infections. However, compliance of handwashing guidelines has remained low.
Suchita Joshi, Puja Amatya, Bibek Poudel, Saroj Adhikari Yadav   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Foreign Aid on Asia–Pacific Total Fertility Rates

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2027.
ABSTRACT Amid persistently declining and uneven fertility trends across the Asia–Pacific, whether foreign aid actively shapes regional fertility behaviour remains an open empirical question. This study investigates the net effects of sector‐specific foreign aid on total fertility rates (TFRs) across 35 developing Asia–Pacific countries during 2002–2023.
Wesley Steve Aru, Kunio Urakawa
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of SARS‐CoV2 in Communities Surrounding Bwindi–Mgahinga Mountain Gorilla Conservation Area, Uganda

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2026.
COVID‐19 threatens endangered mountain gorilla populations due to close human contact. A cross‐sectional study (n = 576) in communities around Bwindi–Mgahinga Conservation Area found 8.0% prevalence of SARS‐CoV2. Frequent handwashing was a predictor for reduced prevalence of SARS‐CoV2. Strengthening prevention measures is critical to limit transmission
Joseph M. Kungu, Joan Neumbe, Dan Brian Kiganira, Patience Tino, Josephine Namayanja, Ronald Kassuja, Annet Nankya, John B. Nizeyi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Federal Protections for Farmworker Health in the United States: A Scoping Review of Three Decades of Research

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 11, Page 899-910, November 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives This scoping review characterizes the scope, methods, and framing of empirical research evaluating the Field Sanitation Standard (FSS) and Worker Protection Standard (WPS) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Labor respectively.
Kaitlyn Alvarez Noli, Stephane Labossiere, Becca Berkey, Joseph G. Grzywacz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Handwashing Day 2013 Report [PDF]

, 2015
Global Handwashing Day 2013 was celebrated in over 100 countries.

core   +2 more sources