Literature Review
Selected
scientific readings
A compilation of scientific articles on past handwashing studies,
hygiene promotion and behavior change.
Handwashing
with soap – a new way to prevent ARIs? S. Cairncross,
Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2003.
Effect
of washing hands with soap on diarrhoea risk in the community:
a systematic review. V. Curtis and S.Cairncross, Lancet's
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003.
"Dirt,
Disgust and Disease: Is hygiene in our genes?"
V. Curtis and A. Biran. Perspectives
in Biology and Medicine 44(1), 2001.
"Review:
Domestic hygiene and diarrhoea - pinpointing the problem"
V. Curtis, S. Cairncross and R. Yonli, Tropical Medicine and
International Health, 5(1):22-32, 2000.
"Improving
Water and Sanitation Hygiene Behaviours for the reductions
of diarrhoel disease: The Report of an Informal Consultation",
Community Water Supply and Sanitation Unit (CWS), WHO, 1993.
"Happy,
Healthy and Hygienic: How to Set up a Hygiene Promotion Programme"
UNICEF, LSHTM
"Structured
Observations of hygiene behaviours in Burkina Faso: validity,
variability and utility" V., S. Cousens, T. Mertens,
E. Traore, B. Kanki, I. Diallo. Bulletin
of the WHO, 71(1):23-32, 1993.
"Actions
Speak: The study of hygiene behaviour in water and sanitation
projects"
IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre Abstract
and ordering information
"Preventing
Diarrhoea: what are the policy options?", R.G.Feachem,
Health
Policy and Planning 1986:1(2):109-117.
"Interventions
for the control of diarrhoeal diseases among young children:
improving water supplies and excreta disposal facilities",
S.A. Esrey, R.G. Feachem and J.M. Hughes. Bulletin
of the WHO, 63(4):757-772, 1985.
"Interventions
for the control of diarrhoeal diseases among young children:
promotion of personal and domestic hygiene", Feachem,
R.G. Bulletin
of the WHO, 61: 641-652, 1983.
The Dangers
of Dirt: Household Hygiene and Health by V. Curtis, London
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
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