Hand washing practice among health care workers in Ethiopia: systemic review and meta-analysis, 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06972
Abstract: Objective Hand washing with soap and water is the single most weapon against infectious agents. Proper hand washing is not only reduces nosocomial infection, but also prevents the spread of current global concern Novel Corona… read more here.
Keywords: health care; practice among; washing practice; hand ... See more keywords
Implementing a Pilot Trial of an Infection Control Program in Nursing Homes: Results of a Matched Cluster Randomized Trial.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.03.003
Abstract: BACKGROUND Hand hygiene is the single-most important nursing home (NH) infection control measure. We piloted a multifaceted hand-washing/surface cleaning intervention in 5 NHs. Our aims were to assess the feasibility of implementing this intervention by… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; trial; control; infection ... See more keywords
Hand washing with soap and WASH educational intervention reduces under-five childhood diarrhoea incidence in Jigjiga District, Eastern Ethiopia: A community-based cluster randomized controlled trial
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.04.011
Abstract: Despite the tremendous achievement in reducing child mortality and morbidity in the last two decades, diarrhoea is still a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in many developing countries, including Ethiopia. Hand washing… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; wash educational; washing soap; hand washing ... See more keywords
Detecting hand washing activity among activities of daily living and classification of WHO hand washing techniques using wearable devices and machine learning algorithms
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DOI: 10.1049/htl2.12018
Abstract: Abstract During COVID‐19, awareness of proper hand washing has increased significantly. It is critical that people learn the correct hand washing techniques and adopt good hand washing habits. Hence, this study proposes using wearable devices… read more here.
Keywords: washing activity; washing techniques; hand; hand washing ... See more keywords
Extending the Theory of Normative Social Behavior to Predict Hand-Washing among Koreans
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DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1461586
Abstract: ABSTRACT The current study tests the predictions of the theory of normative social behavior (TNSB) in a hand-washing context in a Korean sample and extends the theory to examine the role of perceived publicness, a… read more here.
Keywords: theory normative; normative social; social behavior; hand washing ... See more keywords
Does social media provide adequate health education for prevention of COVID-19? A case study of YouTube videos on social distancing and hand-washing
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DOI: 10.1093/her/cyab028
Abstract: Abstract Social media offers an opportune platform for educating the public about the recommended interventions during global health emergencies. This case study evaluated information in the popular social media platform YouTube about two key interventions… read more here.
Keywords: social media; social distancing; health; hand washing ... See more keywords
Droplet- Rather than Aerosol-Mediated Dispersion Is the Primary Mechanism of Bacterial Transmission from Contaminated Hand-Washing Sink Traps
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DOI: 10.1128/aem.01997-18
Abstract: Among the possible environmental reservoirs in a patient care environment, sink drains are increasingly recognized as a potential reservoir to hospitalized patients of multidrug-resistant health care-associated pathogens. With increasing antimicrobial resistance limiting therapeutic options for… read more here.
Keywords: transmission; sink; care; hand washing ... See more keywords
Predictors of Hand-Washing Practices at Critical Times Among Mothers of Under-5 Years Old Children in Rural Setting of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1177/11786302221120784
Abstract: Background: Various communicable and infectious diseases could be contained by proper hand washing leading to a reduction in mortality and morbidity of children. Objective: To assess predictors of hand-washing practices at critical times among mothers… read more here.
Keywords: hand washing; predictors hand; practices critical; critical times ... See more keywords
Preparing Interns to Use Functional Story-Based Instruction to Teach Students With a Severe Intellectual Disability in Rural Schools
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DOI: 10.1177/8756870519826928
Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to prepare special education interns to implement two-task analyses to teach elementary students with severe intellectual disability (SID) emergent literacy and hand washing skills. The secondary purpose was… read more here.
Keywords: instruction; students severe; hand washing; story based ... See more keywords
Colonization of a hand washing sink in a veterinary hospital by an Enterobacter hormaechei strain carrying multiple resistances to high importance antimicrobials
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DOI: 10.1186/s13756-020-00828-0
Abstract: Background Hospital intensive care units (ICUs) are known reservoirs of multidrug resistant nosocomial bacteria. Targeted environmental monitoring of these organisms in health care facilities can strengthen infection control procedures. A routine surveillance of extended spectrum… read more here.
Keywords: hospital; washing sink; enterobacter hormaechei; resistance ... See more keywords
Predictors of social distancing and hand washing among adults in five countries during COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264820
Abstract: The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to examine disparities in hand washing and social distancing among 2,509 adults from the United States, Italy, Spain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and India. Respondents were recruited… read more here.
Keywords: social distancing; washing among; five countries; distancing hand ... See more keywords