Hand-washing reduces diarrhoea episodes: a study in Lombok, Indonesia
Abstract
Sixty-five mothers from Balai Lua, Central Lombok, Indonesia were given soap and an explanation of the faecal-oral route of diarrhoea transmission. This very simple health message was repeated and reinforced fortnightly when mothers were also asked whether any members of their family had suffered from diarrhoea over the previous 2 weeks. Children of these mothers experienced an 89% reduction in diarrhoea episodes compared to a control period before the intervention.
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- Authors
- Wilson, J. M., Chandler, G. N., Muslihatun, & Jamiluddin
- Venue
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1991-01
- Volume
- 85
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 819-821
- ISSN
- 0035-9203 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1996518376
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 6 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 1.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Safety and Hygiene
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Keywords
- hand washing, diarrhea prevention, fecal-oral transmission, soap, health education, mothers, childhood diarrhea, Lombok
- MeSH terms
- Diarrhea, Female, Hand Disinfection, Health Education, Humans, Hygiene, Indonesia, Pilot Projects, Prevalence
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