Perception and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in an urban community in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

O Ilesanmi, A Afolabi - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Background Various perceptions and practices have been associated with the COVID-19
pandemic. In this study, we assessed the perception and practices regarding COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Public knowledge, perception and source of information on Ebola virus disease–Lagos, Nigeria; September, 2014

S Gidado, AM Oladimeji, AA Roberts, P Nguku… - PLoS …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The first ever outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Nigeria was declared in
July, 2014. Level of public knowledge, perception and adequacy of information on EVD …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, attitude and practice of hand washing among mothers of children 0-59 months of age in Lagos Nigeria

AO Ogwezzy-Ndisika, T Solomon - Univ J Public Health, 2019 - academia.edu
This study examined the knowledge, attitudes and practice of hand washing among mothers
of children 0-59 months of age in Lagos Nigeria. The descriptive survey method was used to …

Changes in Global Domestic Water Use Due to Handwashing for Preventing COVID-19: An Assessment

MM Rahaman, AZN Hossain, Z Zisan, MM Rahman - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of COVID-19 has created many unanticipated changes globally, particularly
in terms of the availability and use of water resources. This study aims to estimate the …

Prevalence and correlates for diarrhoea in the mountainous informal settlements of Huye town, Rwanda

D Uwizeye, CH Sokoni, CW Kabiru - SpringerPlus, 2014 - Springer
Dwellers of urban informal settlements in developing countries are consistently reported to
be victims of high diarrhoea prevalence. Studies have frequently reported the association …

Hand hygiene practices in the context of Ebola virus disease: A cross-sectional survey of Lagos residents

MR Akinyinka, OQ Bakare… - Journal of Infection …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The Ebola virus disease outbreak that ravaged parts of West Africa has been
described as the most severe acute public health emergency seen in modern times. Hand …

Assessment of socio-demographic factors, mother and child health status, water, sanitation, and hygienic conditions existing in a hilly rural village of Nepal

P Bhandari, JE Bak, KS Lee, Y Chon… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In many low income developing countries, socioeconomic, environmental and demographic
factors have been linked to around half of the disease related deaths that occur each year …

Practice of effective hand washing and associated factors among caregivers of infants attending infant welfare clinics in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria

O Odu, E Emmanuel, E Amu, S Deji… - British Journal of …, 2017 - publish.sub7journal.com
Introduction: Effective hand washing has been shown to reduce the incidence of some
infectious diseases especially diarrhea and respiratory diseases among infants and under …

A study on sanitary and hygiene practices in Chungwang VDC of Dhankuta District, Eastern Nepal

RB Rayamajhi, SS Budhathoki, A Ghimire… - Journal of Chitwan …, 2014 - nepjol.info
Lack of proper practices of sanitary habit leads to ill health of household members,
community and the nation as a whole. Provision of sanitary latrines and safe drinking water …

[HTML][HTML] Perception and practice of handwashing among public secondary school students in Somolu Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria-A cross-sectional study

EO Oluwole, AS Ajayi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hand hygiene is a simple and effective means of preventing the spread of
communicable diseases, and the promotion of hand hygiene is an important public health …