Background: Infections are the leading causes of death in children. Most of these infections
are transmitted through the hands of mothers, carers and health workers. Objective: To …

Background: Hand-washing with soap and water (HWWS) can prevent a significant
proportion of childhood diarrhoea and respiratory infections, the two main global causes of …

Background. Handwashing is a recognised cost-effective intervention for the prevention of
common childhood infections, including pneumonia and diarrhoeal disease. Globally …

Background: Hand hygiene remains the most cost effective strategy in prevention of health
care associated infections as it may limit or completely stop the transmission of …

Hand washing is a very important public health tool in disease control. The control of some
of the leading causes of under-five morbidity and mortality is greatly enhanced when …

Introduction: Effective hand washing has been shown to reduce the incidence of some
infectious diseases especially diarrhea and respiratory diseases among infants and under …

Objective To assess knowledge and practices regarding hand-washing among mothers of
children aged≤ 5 years. Methods The cross-sectional study was conducted from March to …

New-borns, especially preterm new-borns are at risk of developing bloodstream infections
shortly after birth or later. This study aimed to evaluate the infection prevention & control …

This study examined the knowledge, attitudes and practice of hand washing among mothers
of children 0-59 months of age in Lagos Nigeria. The descriptive survey method was used to …

The hands are central to many of our daily activities and the use of contaminated hands for
cooking and eating enhances transmission of contaminants/germs into the body through …