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Research data: HYGIENE
2020 SA's hand hygiene strategy: the COVID-19 curve ball
In South Africa, the government's earliest response to COVID-19 prioritised the protection of specific population groups and spaces. Childre...
2014 Oral and hand hygiene behaviour and risk factors among in-school adolescents in four Southeast Asian countries
The aim of this study was to investigate oral and hand hygiene behaviour and risk factors among 13 to 15 year-old in-school adolescents in f...
Download this report2012 Hygiene behaviour and health attitudes in African countries
In African countries, the biggest killers of young children are respiratory infections and diarrhoeal disease, and both are preventable via ...
2010 Hygiene behaviour and associated factors among in-school adolescents in nine African countries
Background: This report examines hygiene behaviour and associated factors among 13-15 year old in-school adolescents in nine African countri...