Effect of hand hygiene intervention on the absenteeism of pre-school children in Klang Valley, Malaysia: a quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Mohamed @ Abd Aziz, Nurul Azmawati, Mohd Rani, Mohd Dzulkhairi, Tengku Jamaluddin, Tengku Zetty Maztura, Ismail, Zarini, Ramli, Shalinawati, Faroque, Habibah, Abd Samad, Farisha Nur, Ariffien, Abdul Rashid, Che Amir Farid, Aisyah Ar Redha, Isahak, Ilina
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88604/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88604/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12519-019-00283-x

Background: Absenteeism amongst pre-school children is often due to illnesses such as hand, foot, and mouth disease, acute gastroenteritis, cold and flu, which are easily spread amongst them. This is because of weak immunity and lack of knowledge on proper hand hygiene. This quasi-experimental study...