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Handwashing Prevents Infection [PDF]

Drug 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

Relationship Between Oral and Hand Hygiene Behaviours Among Brazilian Adolescents: Analysis of the National Adolescent School‐Based Health Survey (PeNSE 2019)

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the association between daily toothbrushing and hand washing practices among Brazilian adolescent students. Methods This cross‐sectional study analysed data from the 2019 Brazilian National School‐Based Health Survey.
Pedro Augusto Fernandes, Matheus França Perazzo, Maria do Carmo Matias Freire   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-2015 WASH targets and indicators: a review from a Human Rights Perspective [PDF]

, 2013
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Flores Baquero, Óscar, Giné Garriga, Ricard, Jiménez Fdez de Palencia, Alejandro, Pérez Foguet, Agustí   +3 more
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Plastics and labor: The case of disposable medical plastics

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Plastics are ubiquitous in the contemporary practice of medicine, where they are tied to notions of hygiene and quality of care. However, when plastics first infiltrated global medical practice, they did so because of considerations related to patient comfort and durability.
Gauri Pathak
wiley   +1 more source

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

The 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, M Williams, J Ronaasen, A Feeley, I Truter, P Melariri   +5 more
doaj   +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

Handwashing with soap and national handwashing projects in Korea: focus on the National Handwashing Survey, 2006-2014 [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Handwashing is the most fundamental way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Correct handwashing can prevent 50 to 70% of water-infections and foodborne-infections. We report the results of a fact-finding study on general handwashing
Moo-Sik Lee, Su Jin Hong, Young-Taek Kim
doaj   +1 more source

Trust Norms, Distrust, and Worst‐Case Defiance in the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When pandemics threaten, governments are expected to protect citizens. Trustworthiness and trust are central to meeting public expectations. Motivational posturing theory differentiates resistant and dismissive defiance during the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Valerie Braithwaite
wiley   +1 more source

Observation Results of Handwashing by Health Care Workers in A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 2019
Purpose: This research was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the status of handwashing, which is important and an effective method of preventing and controlling hospital infections, by health care workers in a neonatal intensive care unit ...
Seda ÇAĞLAR, Suzan YILDIZ, Sevim SAVAŞER   +2 more
doaj  

Handwashing with soap and influencing factors in crisis-affected refugee populations in Kenya and Uganda

Conflict and Health
Background Crisis-affected populations such as refugees are exposed to a greater risk of communicable diseases due to poor living conditions and limited access to basic services, such as water, sanitation and hygiene services.
Innocent Kamara Tumwebaze, Dennis Akeyo, Vishna Shah, Naomi Ng’ang’a, Sheillah Simiyu   +4 more
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