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ArticleJournal of environmental and public health2022

Handwashing Practice among Elementary Schoolchildren in Urban Setting, Mongolia: A School-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.

Munguntuul Enkhbat, Ganchimeg Togoobaatar, Oyunchimeg Erdenee, Asako Takekuma Katsumata

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Article in Journal of environmental and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Munguntuul EnkhbatGraduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7615-248X
Ganchimeg TogoobaatarDepartment of Global Health Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5116-5601
Oyunchimeg ErdeneeTuberculosis Surveillance and Research Department, National Center for Communicable Diseases, NCCD Campus, Nam-Yan-Ju Street, Ulaanbaatar-13335, Mongolia.ORCID 0000-0002-5365-6295
Asako Takekuma KatsumataDepartment of Global Health Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2382-1365

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Objectives: Handwashing with soap is the simplest, most affordable, and cost-effective preventative intervention for reducing the burden of communicable diseases, including the COVID-19. This study was aimed at investigating elementary schoolchildren's handwashing practice at two critical moments, namely, before eating and after using the toilet and its associated factors. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at ten public secondary schools in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, between February and March 2019. Data were collected from all fifth-grade children's parents at the selected schools by using a self-reported questionnaire. Descriptive and multiple regression analyses were conducted using STATA/MP version 13.0. Results: A total of 1507 parents/guardians of 5 Conclusions: The school children's handwashing practice at two critical moments is considerably low. The main disabling factors of regular handwashing at school included insufficient handwashing facility and soap. Therefore, promoting HW facilities and innovative and participatory education for elementary schoolchildren should be prioritized.

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COVID-19Hand SanitizersChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHand DisinfectionHumansMongoliaSchoolsSoapsHand SanitizersSoaps

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PMID36159758
PMCPMC9507677

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