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“We have to clean ourselves to ensure that our children are healthy and beautiful”: findings from a qualitative assessment of a hand hygiene poster in rural Uganda

BMC Public Health, 2019
BackgroundNeonatal sepsis is a major cause of mortality worldwide, with most deaths occurring in low-income countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene’ poster has been used to reduce hospital-acquired infections, but there
B. Harrison, C. Ogara, Melissa Gladstone, Enitan D. Carrol, John Dusabe-Richards, A. Medina-Lara, J. Ditai, J. Ditai, Andrew Weeks   +8 more
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Hygiene: new hopes, new horizons.

, 2011
Although promotion of safe hygiene is the single most cost-effective means of preventing infectious disease, investment in hygiene is low both in the health and in the water and sanitation sectors.
Biran, Adam, Curtis, Val, Florez, Rocio, Luby, Stephen, Schmidt, Wolf, Touré, Ousmane   +5 more
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Interkingdom interactions on the denture surface: implications for oral hygiene [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Evidence to support the role of Candida species in oral disease is limited. Often considered a commensal, this opportunistic yeast has been shown to play a role in denture related disease, though whether it is an active participant or ...
Alalwan, Allonsius, Beyer, Caporaso, Cho, Coco, Delaney, Gendreau, Hannah, Janus, Kean, Kean, Kong, Kozich, Kraneveld, Locker, Love, Mantzourani, Martori, Matsuda, McMurdie, Nunes, O'Donnell, O'Donnell, O'Donnell, O'Donnell, Offenbacher, Peric, Peters, Rajendran, Ramage, Ramage, Ramage, Sachdeo, Sherry, Sherry, Shi, Sztukowska, Teles, Yitzhaki   +39 more
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Menstrual Hygiene, Management, and Waste Disposal: Practices and Challenges Faced by Girls/Women of Developing Countries

Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018
Menstruation and menstrual practices still face many social, cultural, and religious restrictions which are a big barrier in the path of menstrual hygiene management. In many parts of the country especially in rural areas girls are not prepared and aware
R. Kaur, K. Kaur, Rajinder Kaur
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Commentary by the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) on the indication-based use of disposable medical gloves in the healthcare sector

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Introduction: When using disposable medical gloves, the indications for their use are not always clear in practice, so that they are often worn even in cases where this is neither necessary for the protection of the patient nor for self-protection.
Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO)
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Hygiene requirements for cleaning and disinfection of surfaces: recommendation of the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) at the Robert Koch Institute

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
This recommendation of the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO) addresses not only hospitals, but also outpatient health care facilities and compiles current evidence.The following criteria are the basis for the indications ...
Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention (KRINKO)
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Classroom teaching with simulated patients during COVID-19: the communication skills course in the second year of the model medical curriculum HannibaL

GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2020
Objective: In the spring of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the question arose at Hannover Medical School as to how simulated patients (SP) could still be utilized in the communication course that is part of the module “Diagnostic methods ...
von Lengerke, Thomas, Afshar, Kambiz, Just, Ingo, Lange, Karin   +3 more
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Welfare assessment on dairy cattle farms in Eastern Croatia [PDF]

Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 2019
The objective of this study was to evaluate the welfare status of high-producing Holstein dairy cows on commercial Croatian farms. Lying behavior data was collected from 278 dairy cows across four farms with varying milking parlors and housing systems in
Eberhart Nicole L., Krawczel Peter D., Mijić Pero, Gantner Vesna, Gregić Maja, Bobić Tina   +5 more
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HUBUNGAN KONTAMINASI COLIFORM DAN SKOR PERILAKU HIGIENE-SANITASI PADA PEDAGANG JAJANAN DI KANTIN SEKOLAH DAN PEDAGANG KELILING
[Correlation between Nutritional Status and Magnesium Intake towards Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) in Female Teenagers]

Media Gizi Indonesia, 2018
Food is one  of components that can cause illness, so it must be safe. An outbreaks of food poisoning 19% happened  in school and 78.57%   happened to elementary   school children. Hygiene and sanitation are important factors related to food safety. This
Andhita Riana, Sri Sumarmi
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Exploring behavioral determinants of handwashing with soap after defecation in an urban setting in Bangladesh: findings from a barrier analysis

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 2021
Social and behavior change (SBC) has long been recognized as a necessary step in the promotion of handwashing with soap (HHWS), and identifying the barriers and enablers of this behavior are key to increasing its adoption.
Md. Abul Kalam, Thomas P. Davis, Md. Ariful Islam, Shahidul Islam, Bonnie L. Kittle, Marc Pérez Casas   +5 more
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