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Bacteriological profile and perception on hand hygiene in school-going Children

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العنوان: Bacteriological profile and perception on hand hygiene in school-going Children
المؤلفون: E. Kavitha, R. Srikumar, G. Muthu, T. Sathyapriya
المصدر: Journal of Laboratory Physicians, Vol 11, Iss 04, Pp 300-304 (2019)
بيانات النشر: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2019.
سنة النشر: 2019
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: bacteriological profile, hand hygiene, student's perception, use of soap, Medicine
الوصف: BACKGROUND: Handwashing is the most important daily activity to keep microbial infections at a distance. Schoolchildren tend to acquire most of the infections by not following the protocol of frequent handwashing which leads to frequent illnesses and absenteeism from school on a regular basis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted by means of collecting hand swabs from 133 schoolchildren to estimate the extent of germs present. Furthermore, student's perception on hand hygiene was assessed by means of questionnaire. RESULTS: Among the schoolchildren, majority (68.4%) of them felt washing hands is important. Almost 56.4% of students washed their hands before eating lunch, but only 64.7% of them used soaps for cleaning their hands. Furthermore, hand swabs of 133 schoolchildren showed the growth of potential pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Enterococcus faecalis. CONCLUSIONS: Hands of schoolchildren were found to be contaminated and measures to inculcate the habit of frequent handwashing with soap are essential.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 0974-2727
0974-7826
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0974-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/0974-7826
DOI: 10.4103/JLP.JLP_113_18
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/991d8989ca334b8fbffb6c330f713599
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.991d8989ca334b8fbffb6c330f713599
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:09742727
09747826
DOI:10.4103/JLP.JLP_113_18