"Hand Disinfection" 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.
The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of destroying infectious microorganisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D006235
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.670.150.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Handwashing- Handwashing
- Hand Washing
- Hand Washings
- Washing, Hand
- Washings, Hand
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hand Disinfection" by people in Profiles.
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Measuring the frequency and determinants of COVID-19 prevention behaviours: a cross-sectional assessment of large-scale programmes in seven countries, late 2020. BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 17; 14(8):e082419.
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Recommendations for hand hygiene in community settings: a scoping review of current international guidelines. BMJ Open. 2023 06 21; 13(6):e068887.
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Nongovernmental Organization Practitioners' Perspectives on the Challenges and Solutions to Changing Handwashing Behavior in Older Children: A Qualitative Study. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 02 28; 11(1).
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Impact of Training on Employees' Handwashing Behaviors in School Nutrition Programs. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023 05; 123(5):770-782.e4.
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Environmental and behavioural exposure pathways associated with diarrhoea and enteric pathogen detection in 5-month-old, periurban Kenyan infants: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2022 10 31; 12(10):e059878.
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Does a school-based intervention to engage parents change opportunity for handwashing with soap at home? Practical experience from the Mikono Safi trial in Northwestern Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 06; 16(6):e0010438.
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How does handwashing behaviour change in response to a cholera outbreak? A qualitative case study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0266849.
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How is hygiene behaviour affected by conflict and displacement? A qualitative case study in Northern Iraq. PLoS One. 2022; 17(3):e0264434.
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Costs of hand hygiene for all in household settings: estimating the price tag for the 46 least developed countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 12; 6(12).
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Hand hygiene during facility-based childbirth in Cambodia: a theory-driven, mixed-methods observational study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2021 Jun 17; 21(1):429.