Handwashing with water and soap (HWWS) is an effective method of cleaning and
disinfecting the surface of the hands. HWWS is effective in infection control and prevention …

Handwashing with soap is a fundamental practice for preventing communicable diseases,
particularly in resource-constrained settings like Nepal, where various factors influence …

Personal and household hygiene measures are important for preventing upper respiratory
tract infections (URTIs) and other infectious diseases, including coronavirus disease 2019 …

Background Effective hand hygiene practice can reduce transmission of diseases such as
respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and gastrointestinal infections, especially in young …

Objectives. Handwashing with soap is the simplest, most affordable, and cost‐effective
preventative intervention for reducing the burden of communicable diseases, including the …

Handwashing has been shown to considerably reduce diarrhea morbidity and mortality. To
decontaminate hands effectively, the use of running water, soap, and various scrubbing …

We examined correlations between a home-based STEM activity illustrating the importance
of soap use during handwashing and children's (4-to 7-year-olds, N= 81, 42 girls, 39 boys) …

Background: Hand hygiene has been found as an effective method to prevent the spread of
infectious diseases. Parents, however, were found to have inadequate knowledge, reporting …

While appropriate hand hygiene practices (HHP) are protective against infections, the
paucity of evidence on global estimates and determinants of HHP in adolescents limits …

Hand hygiene for children is crucial to keep them healthy. The purpose of the study was to
evaluate the effects of two educational initiatives on “handwashing effectiveness (HWE).” A …