Interventions for the control of diarrhoeal diseases among young children: promotion of personal and domestic hygiene.
Bull World Health Organ
; 62(3): 467-76, 1984.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6331908
PIP: The effects of improving personal and domestic hygiene on diarrhea morbidity are reviewed using data from studies in hospitals, day care centers, and communities. There is evidence that low educational attainment and certain religious customs predispose to diarrhea, presumably because of behavioral factors. The specific hygiene related behavior that has een most studied is handwashing. Hospital studies suggest that enteric infections can spread via contaminated hands and that hands can be decontaminated by washing with soap and water. 3 studies from Bangladesh, US, and Guatemala on the impact of hygiene education programs on diarrhea are reviewed in detail. Reductions in diarrhea incidence rates of between 14-48% were documented in these studies. Little is known of the impact of hygiene education programs on diarrheas of specific etiology or of their impact on diarrhea mortality. Information is lacking on the optimal design of such programs, on costs, and on their dependence on preexisting levels of sanitary facilities. The available evidence suggests that hygiene education programs may be a cost effective intervention for diarrhea morbidity reduction. Research is necessary to fill the current gaps in understanding and to clarfiy the operational aspects of these programs. (author's modified)^ieng
Key words
Age Factors; Americas; Asia; Bangladesh; Behavior--changes; Biology; Child; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Diarrhea, Infantile--prevention and control; Diarrhea--prevention and control; Diseases; Education; Gastrointestinal Effects; Guatemala; Health; Health Education; Hygiene; Iec; Incidence--changes; Latin America; Literature Review; Measurement; North America; Northern America; Organization And Administration; Physiology; Population; Population Characteristics; Program Activities; Programs; Public Health; Research Methodology; Southern Asia; United States; Youth
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hand Disinfection
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Cross Infection
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Health Education
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Diarrhea
Type of study:
Systematic_reviews
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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America do norte
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Asia
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Guatemala
Language:
En
Journal:
Bull World Health Organ
Year:
1984
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Switzerland