Handwashing and Hygiene interventions
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This article explores the role of narrative in development programmes targeting children and the powerful way narrative acts as both a tool of, and justification for, participation of child subjects in development globally. Taking the... more
The zoonotic coronavirus COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome that was discovered in Wuhan, China in December 2019. This was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in China on the 31st of December 2019, was declared a... more
Despite the increase in popularity of hand sanitizers (HS) in Nigeria, there is a dearth of literature on the efficacies of these products. This study assessed the efficacies of four popular brands of HS in Nigeria against some clinically... more
Hand hygiene is a general term describing any hand cleansing (and care) action. Hand cleansing with soap and water has been the primary measure of personal hygiene for centuries. In the 20th century, many studies revealed the important... more
The reduction of hospital-aquired infections has been on the agenda for some time. Thus far, most initiatives have focused on getting hospital employees to remember to desinfect their hands, and less attention has been paid to the... more
Hand washing by clinical staff is the single most important measure to prevent hospital-acquired infection [1-3]. Compliance with handwashing using soap and water by healthcare workers has been measured as below 50% in most observational... more
Objective: The aim was to analyze the impact of education and training of nurses on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). Patients and Methods: A prospective... more
Background Hand hygiene is one of the most effective attempts to control nosocomial infections, and it is an important measure to avoid the transmission of pathogens. However, the compliance of healthcare workers (HCWs) with hand washing... more
Infections associated with health care are the most common adverse events resulting from hospital stays; 5 to 10% of patients in the developed world acquire such infections, and the burden is even higher in developing countries. This... more
The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) as one of the top ten causes of hospital death worldwide. Hand hygiene is arguably the simplest and most effective way to prevent the transmission of HCAI... more
Sometimes, you have no choice but to use your hands to eat. For example, airlines often serve snacks like peanuts or potato chips or small sandwiches and you are expected to use your hands to eat these. However, after being in pathogen... more
The aim was to analyze the impact of education and training of nurses on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI). A prospective observational study at a tertiary... more
Summary Hospital-acquired fungal infection is increasing. The aim of this preliminary study was to evaluate the frequency and distribution of yeast carriage on the hands of healthcare workers (HCW) from different departments. The study... more
A B S T R A C T Safe environmental conditions and the availability of standard precaution items are important to prevent and treat infection in health care facilities (HCFs) and to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets for... more
This cross-sectional study was conducted in the district of North Bogor to find out the relationship of facilities, knowledge and counseling to the level of behavior of the handwashing of elementary school students. This research is a... more
An apparatus (1a,1b,13,25), and a method of implementing and using the apparatus, serve for hand sanitisation by application of ozone. The apparatus comprises a disinfecting chamber (3,3',110) having at least one port (2) adapted for... more