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A multi-centre study of the effects of direct observation of hand hygiene practices on alcohol-based handrub consumption

open access: yesInfection Prevention in Practice, 2022
Summary: Introduction: The World Health Organization recommends monitoring alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) consumption and direct observation of hand hygiene practices to ensure compliance.
Retsu Fujita   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among food handlers at primary schools in Hulu Langat district, Selangor (Malaysia) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers from 38 primary schools in Hulu Langat district, Selangor State in Malaysia.
Abdul Karim, Muhammad Shahrim   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Food Sanitation and Hygiene Practice in Foods Purchasing during the Early Period of Covid19 Pandemic in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia: An Online Study

open access: yesJurnal Kesehatan Lingkungan, 2022
Introduction: The Covid19 pandemic has greatly impacted all aspects of life, including the behavior of food purchasing. This study aims to identify the description of food hygiene and sanitation practices as part of the food safety aspect in the practice
Prisca Petty Arfines   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hygiene: new hopes, new horizons.

open access: yes, 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   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Qualitative assessment of hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes and practices among healthcare workers prior to the implementation of the WHO Hand Hygiene Improvement Strategy at Faranah Regional Hospital, Guinea

open access: yesPLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Healthcare-associated infections are a serious burden globally. Few qualitative studies have explored healthcare workers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices of hand hygiene.
Moussa Douno   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Gingival Recession, Oral Hygiene and Associated Factors Among Tanzanian Women. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Females are generally more motivated with regard to oral hygiene practices and thus brush their teeth more frequently than males. To determine the prevalence of gingival recession, oral hygiene status, oral hygiene practices and associated factors in ...
Honkala, E   +3 more
core  

Screening and epitope characterization of Nidogen‐2‐specific nanobodies

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Camel immunization and phage display were employed to generate high‐affinity VHH nanobodies against Nidogen‐2. After library construction, biopanning, ELISA screening, sequencing, and recombinant expression, selected nanobodies were purified and characterized, leading to the preliminary exploration of a nanobody‐based sandwich ELISA for specific ...
Jianchuan Wen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural and urban disparities in oral hygiene practices among Peruvian children aged less than 12 years: Demographic and Family Health Survey 2018

open access: yesRural and Remote Health, 2020
Introduction: The adoption of adequate oral hygiene practices is important for the maintenance of good oral health in children. Rural-urban differences in the achievement of this important issue in Peru remain unknown. The objective of this study was to
Akram Hernández-Vásquez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coming clean on hand hygiene [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Introduction: Hand hygiene is universally recognized as one of the most effective ways to reduce the cross-transmission of hospital acquired infections. Successful strategies to improve hand hygiene compliance require a baseline knowledge of hand hygiene
Borg, Michael Angelo   +3 more
core  

Associations of Sleep and Shift Work With Osteoarthritis Risk

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Daily rhythms may be critical for maintaining homeostasis of joint tissues. We aimed to investigate the relationships among circadian clock disruption, sleep, and osteoarthritis (OA) risk in humans. Methods In the UK Biobank, a prospective 500,000–person cohort, we evaluated associations among sleep duration, sleeplessness/insomnia, and shift
Elizabeth L. Yanik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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