Impact of a teacher-led school handwashing program on children’s handwashing with soap at school and home in Bihar, India

Tidwell, James B.; Gopalakrishnan, Anila; Unni, Arathi; Sheth, Esha; Daryanani, Aarti; Singh, Sanjay; Sidibe, Myriam

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229655

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“…Besides teachers, parents, and classmates' attitudes significantly influence handwashing and hygiene behaviours and habits among students [ 15 – 17 ]. Nevertheless, students' hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices have shown significant discrepancies between genders [ 18 ].…”

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Handwashing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia

Almoslem

Alshehri

Althumairi

et al. 2021

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Background. Lack of knowledge about appropriate handwashing practices has caused great concerns for human health, especially in the risk of many communicable diseases. The objective of the current study is to determine the level of handwashing knowledge, attitudes, and practices among school students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia. A cross-sectional survey was recruited from November 2019 to March 2020 to assess the level of the students’ handwashing knowledge. A reliable questionnaire was prepared (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.608) and conducted using a two-stage sampling technique. A total of 271 students participated in the study from primary, middle, and high schools; 80% were boys, most of whom displayed an acceptable level of knowledge on hand hygiene. Nearly 75% and 74% of boys and girls, respectively, gained knowledge about hand hygiene practices from their parents. Only 46% of the students thought that handwashing is a potential protective measure against diseases, whereas 34% thought it only removes dirt. Prevalence of handwashing with soap after using the toilet was recognized among 52% of the students. Additionally, 93% of the students used water and soap to wash their hands ( p value < 0.001) and 97% suggested that soap and water are the best methods to wash their hands ( p value < 0.001). There was a positive correlation between the mother’s education and hand hygiene practices ( p value = 0.044). Results collectively indicated that handwashing knowledge and practices among school students in the Eastern Province are acceptable interventions in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Indeed, further improvement conducted through specific health education programs to emphasize the role of handwashing in health hygiene is highly recommended.

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confidence: 99%

Handwashing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia

Almoslem

Alshehri

Althumairi

et al. 2021

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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“…Recommendations for the future development of resources include the use of a PAR (participatory action research) model of research, co-creation with end users, and working alongside local organizations and participants in order to access 'hard-to-reach' areas" (Crosby et al, 2020). Similar results have been shown in a systematic review and the case-control studies regarding the formation of WASH behaviors in schools (Karon et al, 2017) (Tidwell et al, 2020). 47% showed improvement of knowledge scores at the time of the post-test within the WASH educational effort targeted to 5,462 school children in Georgia, USA (Harrison, 2012).…”

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WASH Intervention Effects and Implications in Rural Schools and Communities of Georgia

Levan¹,

Khatuna²,

Gabunia³

et al. 2021

IJMSHR

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The present article is a combination of research and policy analysis around Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions implemented by Georgian Medical Group (GMG) in the period of 2015-2021 in rural schools and communities in two regions of Georgia: Adjara and Guria. The mentioned WASH efforts have been funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Coca-Cola Foundation through Global Water Challenge, New World and CARE International in the Caucasus. The shares in funding have been distributed as 85% USAID and 15% the Coca-Cola Foundation.All three components of the effort proved to be quite successful i.e. 4,202 school children in the target regions have substantially improved water supply, toiletry, sanitation and hygienic habits

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“…Uji Mc Nemar Test menunjukkan p value 0,000 yang berarti bahwa ada pengaruh ketersediaan sarana CTPS terhadap praktik CTPS siswa atau ketersediaan sarana CTPS efektif terhadap praktik CTPS siswa. Mencuci tangan dengan sabun adalah perilaku kesehatan preventif yang penting, namun mempromosikan perilaku ini terbukti sulit (9) . Teknik mencuci tangan yang benar dan CTPS pada waktu yang tepat dapat mengurangi kontaminasi feses.…”

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Pengaruh Ketersediaan Sarana terhadap Praktik Cuci Tangan Pakai Sabun (CTPS) Siswa Sekolah Dasar

Sapriana¹,

Maryam

Arianty

2020

JIK

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Cuci tangan dengan sabun pada air mengalir adalah langkah sederhana dan efektif untuk mencegah penularan penyakit fecal-oral dan penyakit menular lainnya pada anak usia sekolah. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh ketersediaan sarana cuci tangan terhadap praktik cuci tangan pakai sabun di sekolah dasar. Penelitian kuasi eksperimen the nonrandomized pretest posttest control group design. Populasi penelitian adalah siswa SDIT Hidayatullah Palu dan SDN 08 Kecamatan Tanantovea Kabupaten Donggala. Jumlah sampel 60 orang terdiri dari 49 orang pada kelompok perlakuan dan 11 orang pada kelompok kontrol.Data dikumpulkan dengan cara menilai pre-posttest. Instrumen penelitian berupa kuesioner dan angket. Variabel bebas adalah sarana cuci tangan dan sabun sedangkan variabel terikatnya adalah praktik cuci tangan pakai sabun pada air mengalir. Data dianalisis untuk melihat pengaruh intervensi terhadap variabel dependen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 30,61% siswa yang sering mencuci tangan saat berada di sekolah meningkat menjadi 67,34% setelah tersedia sarana CTPS, sebanyak 49 responden 91,83% mencuci tangan di wastafel, dan sisanya 8,17% di kamar mandi/wc/kran mesjid. Penggunaan sabun saat cuci tangan mengalami peningkatan dari 30,61% menjadi 87,75%dan semuanya menggunakan air mengalir (100%). Hasil uji Mc Nemar menunjukkan bahwa nilai ɑ (0,05) > p, yang berarti bahwa ada perbedaan praktik CTPS sebelum dan setelah tersedia sarana CTPS pada siswa sekolah dasar. Kesimpulan: ketersediaan sarana CTPS efektif terhadap praktik CTPS di sekolah dasar. Pihak sekolah diharapkan agar dapat menyediakan sabun dan air mengalir secara regular sehingga perilaku CTPS menjadisuatukebiasaan bagi siswa sekolah dasar.

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Impact of a teacher-led school handwashing program on children’s handwashing with soap at school and home in Bihar, India

Cited by 24 publications

References 27 publications

Handwashing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia

Handwashing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices among Students in Eastern Province Schools, Saudi Arabia

WASH Intervention Effects and Implications in Rural Schools and Communities of Georgia

Pengaruh Ketersediaan Sarana terhadap Praktik Cuci Tangan Pakai Sabun (CTPS) Siswa Sekolah Dasar

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