Egypt

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Talaat, Maha ; Afifi, Salma ; Dueger, Erica ; El-Ashry, Nagwa ; Marfin, Anthony ; Kandeel, Amr ; Mohareb, Emad ; El-Sayed, Nasr
• Description:
  To evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive hand hygiene campaign on reducing absenteeism caused by influenza-like illness (ILI), diarrhea, conjunctivitis, and laboratory-confirmed influenza, we conducted a randomized control trial in 60 elementary schools in Cairo, Egypt. Children in the intervention schools were required to wash hands twice each day, and health messages were provided through entertainment activities. Data were collected on student absenteeism and reasons for illness. School nurses collected nasal swabs from students with ILI, which were tested by using a qualitative diagnostic test for influenza A and B. Compared with results for the control group, in the intervention group, overall absences caused by ILI, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, and laboratory-confirmed influenza were reduced by 40%, 30%, 67%, and 50%, respectively (p<0.0001 for each illness). An intensive hand hygiene campaign was effective in reducing absenteeism caused by these illnesses.
• Subjects:
  Absenteeism Child Female Hand Disinfection Humans Hygiene Incidence Influenza, Human Male Schools Students

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(4):619-625.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  6000.000.000.E0016/PHS HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Egypt
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a35e3533f7640a1f4b2fb2a4503f060e0c77928c92dc67fe45c230a4170b21bd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24318/cdc_24318_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 189.89 KB ]