A systematic review of nudges on hand hygiene against the spread of COVID-19

A Tzikas, G Koulierakis - Journal of Behavioral and Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed the greatest threat to global health over the last three
years. Due to the temporary shortage of appropriate vaccines, a systematic change in …

Water, sanitation, and hygiene of Nepal: Status, challenges, and opportunities

A Shrestha, TN Bhattarai, G Acharya… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) has been a challenge to south Asia's
rapidly growing and climate change-sensitive region. Nepal, a water-abundant country …

Effectiveness of hand-hygiene interventions in reducing illness-related absence in educational settings in high income countries: systematic review and behavioural …

E Hoyle, H Davies, J Bourhill, N Roberts, JJ Lee… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - Springer
Aim Control of infection is important to prevent school absence. We aimed to review hand-
hygiene interventions in high income countries aiming to reduce gastrointestinal and upper …

Anemia in children aged 6–59 months was significantly associated with maternal anemia status in rural Zimbabwe

B Mutonhodza, MP Dembedza, MR Lark… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, anemia is a public health problem affecting mostly women of reproductive age
(WRA, n= 452) and children aged 6–59 months (n= 452) from low‐and lower‐middle …

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on acute gastroenteritis in children: a regional, Danish, register-based study

E Plantener, KR Nanthan, U Deding, M Damkjær… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) restrictions such as social distancing on the occurrence of …

Hygiene behavior and COVID-19 pandemic: opportunities of COVID-19-imposed changes in hygiene behavior

AS Ali, MW Yohannes… - INQUIRY: The Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In Ethiopia, the WHO strategies to stop coronavirus transmission were implemented rapidly.
As a result, there was a rapid change in hygiene behavior, which are basic for preventing …

Sustaining an elementary school-based hygiene intervention in Bangladesh by forming 'hygiene committees': a pilot study

F Sultana, SM Khan, M Rahman, PJ Winch… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - iwaponline.com
School-based water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) promotion often lacks strategies to
sustain behaviors beyond the promotion period. This paper describes school community …

Estimating spatially disaggregated probability of severe COVID-19 and the impact of handwashing interventions: The case of Zimbabwe

G Joseph, S Milusheva, H Sturrock, T Mapako, S Ayling… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The severity of COVID-19 disease varies substantially between individuals, with
some infections being asymptomatic while others are fatal. Several risk factors have been …

Unintended health benefits of adopting preventive behaviors during a virus outbreak

SC Hong, E Lee, S Oh - Health Economics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates whether changes in risk perception play a critical role in improving of
preventive behaviors and health outcomes by examining the 2009 H1N1 influenza (or swine …

Characterization of Thermotolerant Escherichia Coli and Associated Risk Factors with Contamination of Source and Household Drinking Water in Kericho District …

JK Too - 2023 - repository.kemri.go.ke
Clean and plentiful water provides the foundation for prosperous communities. Changing
climate patterns are threatening lakes and rivers, while key sources of drinking water are …