A handwashing study involving 20 women from a low-income community in Dhaka revealed that soap, mud and ash were equally effective in reducing contamination.
| Title | Soap, mud or ashes |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1993 |
| Authors | Hoque, BA |
| Pagination | p. 4: photogr. |
| Date Published | 1993-01-01 |
| Keywords | bangladesh dhaka, field studies, hand washing, low-income communities, soap, women |
| Abstract | A handwashing study involving 20 women from a low-income community in Dhaka revealed that soap, mud and ash were equally effective in reducing contamination. A follow-up study, which confirmed these findings, also found that the source and amount of water for handwashing was important, as well as the duration of hand rubbing. Other factors which were found to contribute to contamination were: drying hands on clothes, washing children's bottoms, and not washing both hands. |
| Notes | 2 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 203.0 |
