Effectiveness of a multifactorial handwashing program to reduce school absenteeism due to acute gastroenteritis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Azor Martínez, Ernestina ^a   Cobos Carrascosa, Elena ^b   Gimenez Sanchez, Francisco ^b   Martínez López, Jose Miguel ^c   Garrido Fernández, Pablo ^b   Santisteban Martínez, Joaquin ^c   Seijas Vazquez, Maria Luisa ^a   Campos Fernandez, Maria Amparo ^a   Bonillo Perales, Antonio ^b  

^a Distrito Sanitario de Atención Primaria Almería ^*  (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL TORRECÁRDENAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

absenteeism; acute gastroenteritis; hand sanitizer; handwashing; primary schools

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; HAND SANITIZER; SOAP; WATER;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; STUDENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND SANITIZERS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SPAIN; STUDENTS;

EID: 84893002688     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000040     Document Type: Article

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