Comparing the performance of indicators of hand-washing practices in rural Indian households

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 278-285

  Biran, A ^a   Rabie, T ^b   Schmidt, W ^a   Juvekar, S ^c   Hirve, S ^c   Curtis, V ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hand washing; Hygiene

Indexed keywords

SOAP; WATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYGIENE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HANDWASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OBSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 39849094458     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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