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Publication Effect of Hand Hygiene Intervention on The Absenteeism of Pre-School Children in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A Quasi-experimental Study(Springer, 2019) ;Nurul Azmawati Mohamed ;Mohd Dzulkhairi Mohd Rani ;Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin ;Zarini Ismail ;Shalinawati Ramli ;Habibah Faroque ;Farisha Nur Abd Samad ;Abdul Rashid Arifen ;Aisyah Ar Redha Che Amir FaridIlina IsahakBackground: Absenteeism amongst pre-school children is often due to illnesses such as hand, foot, and mouth disease, acute gastroenteritis, cold and fu, which are easily spread amongst them. This is because of weak immunity and lack of knowledge on proper hand hygiene. This quasi-experimental study assessed the efcacy of an intervention consisting of a hand hygiene education programme, along with digital tools in bringing about a change in behaviour and health conditions amongst preschool children in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Methods: A total of 377 school children, male and female, aged 5–6 years old, participated and were assigned to either the intervention or a control group. During the 2 months intervention period, children in the test group were trained on proper hand hygiene practices and techniques with the aid of the interactive android-based tablets. The numbers of absent days of all the children were recorded for 2 months before the intervention and during the intervention. Results: In the test group, there was a 25% increase in the total number of absent days from the pre-intervention period to the intervention period, a much lesser increment observed as compared to that of control group in which the increase was much higher at 89%. Results: showed a signifcant diference (P<0·05) between the absenteeism rates for the test and control group during the intervention period. Conclusion: These results suggest that proper education and intervention increase hand hygiene compliance, which may help decrease school absenteeism due to illness; however, a longer study duration may be necessary to evaluate the beneft further. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Publication Electronic Hand Hygiene Quality and Duration Monitoring in Pre-School Children: A Feasibility Study(SAGE Publications Inc., 2021) ;Mohd Dzulkhairi Bin Mohd Rani ;Nurul Azmawati Binti Mohamed @ Abd Aziz ;Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin ;Zarini Binti Ismail ;Shalinawati Binti Ramli ;Habibah Faroque ;Farishah Nur Abd Samad ;Abdul Rasyid Ariffien ;Aisyah Ar Redha Che Amir FaridChe Ilina Binti Che IsahakBackground: Hand hygiene is regarded as the most important measure to prevent spread of infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a prototype application in an electronic device in educating, stimulating and monitoring hand hygiene quality in young children. Method: A pre-school was provided with an interactive hand hygiene application for two months. The device features an online administrator dashboard for data collection and for monitoring the children’s hand washing steps and duration. A good hand washing is defined as hand washing which comprise all of the steps outlined in the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Results: The prototype managed to capture 6882 hand wash performed with an average of 20.85 seconds per hand wash. Washing hands palm to palm was the most frequent (79.9%) step performed, whereas scrubbing fingernails and wrists were the least (56%) steps performed. Conclusions: The device is a good prototype to educate, stimulate and monitor good hand hygiene practices. However, other measures should be undertaken to ensure sustainability of the practices.