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Predictors of hand hygiene behavior among nurses: A theoretical cross-sectional study
Background and Aims of the Study: Given the effectiveness of handwashing in preventing nosocomial infections and key role of nurses as a care provider in ensuring the well-being of individuals and society, this study aimed to determine the predictive ...
Giti Rahimi+3 more
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WHO-Hand Hygiene Gesture Classification System [PDF]
The recent ongoing coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of hand hygiene practices in our daily lives, with governments and worldwide health authorities promoting good hand hygiene practices. More than one million cases of hospital-acquired infections occur in Europe annually.
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Effects of active reminders and motivational techniques on oral hygiene and gingival health in orthodontic patients: a randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Purpose: To compare repeated oral hygiene instructions and motivation to text message reminders in improving oral hygiene compliance Methods: For this prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 patients were assigned to one of four groups ...
Shim, Jennifer
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Footwear as a risk factor of hookworm infection in elementary school students
BACKGROUND In Indonesia, there is still a high prevalence of hookworm infection, especially in poor areas with poor sanitation. The number of helminthic diseases in Keerom Regency was about 599 cases in 2010.
Semuel Sandy+2 more
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic caught the health care systems of all countries unprepared. For the further education of healthcare personnel in the Republic of Kosovo, it became necessary to implement a concept for practical training in hygienic ...
Macht, Leonie+8 more
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A Novel IoT-based Framework for Non-Invasive Human Hygiene Monitoring using Machine Learning Techniques [PDF]
People's personal hygiene habits speak volumes about the condition of taking care of their bodies and health in daily lifestyle. Maintaining good hygiene practices not only reduces the chances of contracting a disease but could also reduce the risk of spreading illness within the community. Given the current pandemic, daily habits such as washing hands
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A Cross-sectional Study of Household Characteristic of WASH Facilities in West Java, Indonesia
Goal 6 of the SDGs goes beyond inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access. In 2017, West Java's improved sanitation coverage was 64.4%, which is lower than Indonesia's average. The research objective is to investigate the correlation between
Aulia Salmaddiina, Almira Nur Hanifah
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Hand Hygiene Assessment via Joint Step Segmentation and Key Action Scorer [PDF]
Hand hygiene is a standard six-step hand-washing action proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, there is no good way to supervise medical staff to do hand hygiene, which brings the potential risk of disease spread. Existing action assessment works usually make an overall quality prediction on an entire video.
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