Hygiene

"Hygiene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The science dealing with the establishment and maintenance of health in the individual and the group. It includes the conditions and practices conducive to health. (Webster, 3d ed)

Descriptor ID	D006920
MeSH Number(s)	E02.547 N06.850.670
Concept/Terms	Hygiene Hygiene

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Hygiene [E02.547]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Hygiene [N06.850.670]

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Bar chart showing 30 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2017 and 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	2	2	4
2011	1	0	1
2013	4	0	4
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	4	2	6
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	1	3
2020	5	1	6

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Howard G, Bartram J, Brocklehurst C, Colford JM, Costa F, Cunliffe D, Dreibelbis R, Eisenberg JNS, Evans B, Girones R, Hrudey S, Willetts J, Wright CY. COVID-19: urgent actions, critical reflections and future relevance of 'WaSH': lessons for the current and future pandemics. J Water Health. 2020 Oct; 18(5):613-630.

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Curtis V, Dreibelbis R, Sidibe M, Cardosi J, Sara J, Bonell C, Mwambuli K, Ghosh Moulik S, White S, Aunger R. How to set up government-led national hygiene communication campaigns to combat COVID-19: a strategic blueprint. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 08; 5(8).

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Miller MJ, Loaiza JR, Takyar A, Gilman RH. COVID-19 in Latin America: Novel transmission dynamics for a global pandemic? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 05; 14(5):e0008265.

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Simiyu S, Czerniewska A, Aseyo ER, Baker KK, Cumming O, Odhiambo Mumma JA, Dreibelbis R. Designing a Food Hygiene Intervention in Low-Income, Peri-Urban Context of Kisumu, Kenya: Application of the Trials of Improved Practices Methodology. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 05; 102(5):1116-1123.

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Esteves Mills J, Flynn E, Cumming O, Dreibelbis R. Determinants of clean birthing practices in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review. BMC Public Health. 2020 May 01; 20(1):602.

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Watson J, Cumming O, Aunger R, Deola C, Chase RP, Dreibelbis R. Child handwashing in an internally displaced persons camp in Northern Iraq: A qualitative multi-method exploration of motivational drivers and other handwashing determinants. PLoS One. 2020; 15(2):e0228482.

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Buxton H, Dimaisip-Nabuab J, Duijster D, Monse B, Benzian H, Dreibelbis R. The impact of an operation and management intervention on toilet usability in schools in the Philippines: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 16; 19(1):1680.

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Winter SC, Dreibelbis R, Dzombo MN, Barchi F. A mixed-methods study of women's sanitation utilization in informal settlements in Kenya. PLoS One. 2019; 14(3):e0214114.

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Stewart CP, Dewey KG, Lin A, Pickering AJ, Byrd KA, Jannat K, Ali S, Rao G, Dentz HN, Kiprotich M, Arnold CD, Arnold BF, Allen LH, Shahab-Ferdows S, Ercumen A, Grembi JA, Naser AM, Rahman M, Unicomb L, Colford JM, Luby SP, Null C. Effects of lipid-based nutrient supplements and infant and young child feeding counseling with or without improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) on anemia and micronutrient status: results from 2 cluster-randomized trials in Kenya and Bangladesh. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 01 01; 109(1):148-164.

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Delea MG, Sclar GD, Woreta M, Haardörfer R, Nagel CL, Caruso BA, Dreibelbis R, Gobezayehu AG, Clasen TF, Freeman MC. Collective Efficacy: Development and Validation of a Measurement Scale for Use in Public Health and Development Programmes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 09 28; 15(10).

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