The relationship between personal and domestic hygiene behaviour and hospitalized childhood diarrhoea was examined in a case-control study of 356 cases and 357 controls from low-income families in metropolitan Manila. Indices of hygiene behaviour were defined for overall cleanliness, kitchen hygiene, and living conditions. Only the indices for overall cleanliness and kitchen hygiene were signif...

Hand hygiene is one of the major players in preventing healthcare associated infections. However, healthcare workers compliance with hand hygiene continues to be a challenge. This article will address strategies to help improving hand hygiene compliance.

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This study was a cross-sectional descriptive survey of acute care hospitals in California to describe staff hand hygiene compliance and related predictors and explore the relationship between hand hygiene adherence and health care-associated infections. Although there was a relatively small sample size, institutions with morning huddles reported a significantly higher proportion of 95% or more ...

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Throughout the United States, consumers rely on local health authorities to regulate and inspect restaurants in an attempt to assure that high-quality hygiene standards are maintained. Few people would argue that this is unimportant. If hygiene were left unregulated and unmonitored, it is likely that restaurant workers would shirk in their efforts to maintain good hygiene, and customers would g...

Think back to when you first entered the dental hygiene profession. Most of us didn’t stumble upon the profession, independent of someone leading us here. Who guided you into dental hygiene? Some of us were led to dental hygiene because of previous dental experiences or a family member in dentistry. Many have guided others into the profession by sharing with their patients, friends and co-worke...

1. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Kyungdong University, 815 Gyeonhwon-ro, Wonju, Republic of Korea 2. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Hallym Polytechnic University, 48 Janghak-gil, Dong-myeon, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea 3. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Sunmoon University, 221-70 Sonmoon-ro, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan, Republic of Korea 4. Dept. of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science...

background & aim:the major teeth problems associated with adults are: plaque, tartar, tooth decay, gingivitis, periodontal disease. there is a long and venerable history of the use of plants to improve dental health and promote oral hygiene. there are a number of traditional herbal remedies for the treatment and management of diseases related to teeth, gum and oral hygiene. good oral hygien...