{"id":4300,"date":"2019-07-22T11:45:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/s805784321.onlinehome.us\/?p=4300"},"modified":"2019-07-22T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:45:40","slug":"handwashing-in-the-developing-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.saintnicholashospital.com\/2019\/07\/handwashing-in-the-developing-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Handwashing in the Developing World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Diarrhoea and respiratory infections\u00a0remain leading killers of young children in the developing world, and claim approximately 3.5 million young lives each year. The centre for disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been studying the role of handwashing in preventing these diseases in developing world settings. In a series of randomized, controlled studies of intensive handwashing promotion in Pakistan, CDC researchers found about 50% fewer diarrheal and respiratory infections among young children in low-income households that received weekly handwashing promotion and a supply of soap for about a year, compared with households that did not receive these interventions. The disease reductions were similar whether households were given antibacterial or plain soap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n