International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Sami Almudarra
Field Epidemiology Training Program, stant Agency of Preventive Health, Public Health Agency, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Hand Hygiene Education Decreased School Absenteeism among Saudi Female Primary Students in Saudi Arabia, 2018
Author(s): Abrar Abdulazeem Alzaher*, Ibrahim M Gosadi, Muna Hassan Mustafa and Sami Almudarra
Background: Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) frequently results in students’ absence. Proper hand hygiene is an important preventative measure to control transmission infections. The study aimed to determine if there was an association between the education of hand hygiene and reduction in school absences due to URIs among primary students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A clustered randomized controlled trial was conducted. After completion of baseline data questionnaires, students in the experimental group attended hand hygiene workshops. Parents of absent students were phoned to uncover the reason for absence. Result: The multivariate analysis revealed that students in the experimental group were at significantly lower risk of URIs absenteeism (Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR): 0.508, 95% CI: 0.292-0.882, p-value: 0.016). Family size was related to URI absences, as students .. Read More»
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