Handwashing
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh.

30 Oct 2009 Handwashing with soap prevents diarrhea and respiratory disease, but it is rarely practiced in high-need settings. Among 100 randomly selected villages in rural Bangladesh, field workers enrolled 10 households per village and observed and recorded ... Read more...

Experimental pretesting of hand-washing interventions in a natural setting.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: We pretested interventions derived from different domains of behavior change theory to determine their effectiveness at increasing hand washing with soap in a natural setting. METHODS: We installed wireless devices in highway service ... Read more...

Patients' beliefs and perceptions of their participation to increase healthcare worker compliance with hand hygiene.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Research suggests that patients could improve healthcare workers' compliance with hand hygiene recommendations by reminding them to cleanse their hands. OBJECTIVE: To assess patients' perceptions of a patient-participation program to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Handwashing'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Hand washing, a key anti-flu strategy, often neglected by health care workers. 2 Nov 2009
• Household characteristics associated with handwashing with soap in rural Bangladesh. 30 Oct 2009
• Masks might limit spread of swine flu. 30 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. The effects of hand washing and facemasks on prevention of influenza infection. 4 Oct 2009
• [Infection control guidelines for the intensive care unit] 30 Sep 2009
• Experimental pretesting of hand-washing interventions in a natural setting. 29 Sep 2009
• Balancing "no blame" with accountability in patient safety. 29 Sep 2009
• Child undernutrition, tropical enteropathy, toilets, and handwashing. 17 Sep 2009
• Safety first. Joint Commission's new center pinpoints leadership. 12 Sep 2009
• Isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from rented DVDs. 30 Aug 2009
• Patients, beware: 731 nurses reveal what to watch out for in the hospital. 30 Aug 2009
• [Frequent problems of skin protection at work: personal hand care]] 30 Aug 2009
• Patients' beliefs and perceptions of their participation to increase healthcare worker compliance with hand hygiene. 30 Aug 2009
• Relationship between the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection and indicators of nosocomial infection control measures: a population-based study in French hospitals. 30 Aug 2009
• Intervention with an infection control bundle to reduce transmission of influenza-like illnesses in a thai preschool. 30 Aug 2009
• Self-reported practices of hand hygiene among the trainees of a teaching hospital in a resource limited country. 30 Aug 2009
• Foodservice employees benefit from interventions targeting barriers to food safety. 30 Aug 2009
• [Medical product safety and patient safety--challenges at the "human-medical product" interface] 10 Aug 2009
• Coming home with MRSA. 8 Aug 2009
• When the tap is turned down--restricted water flow increases bacterial contamination after handwashing. 5 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Handwashing'

Definition: The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of removing soil or microorganisms.

Descriptor UI: D006235

Alternative terms: Handwashing; Scrub, Surgical; Scrubs, Surgical; Surgical Scrubs; Surgical Scrub; Disinfection, Hand; Hand Disinfection;

Allowable Qualifiers: methods; standards;

Tree Number: N06.850.780.200.400;

History Note: 82