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Peer Review of “Development and Content Validity of the Handwashing Index (Preprint)”

Peer Review of “Development and Content Validity of the Handwashing Index (Preprint)”

The study [1] aims to develop and validate a tool for measuring the frequency of handwashing behavior to improve hygiene practices. Such practices are critical for preventing diseases (especially those transmitted via fecal-oral or nasal routes), and as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, handwashing plays a crucial role in the prevention of infection. The primary goal of the study was to create a handwashing index (HWI) to effectively track handwashing frequency habits.

Vanessa Fairhurst, Monira Sarmin, Sayan Mitra, Olajumoke Ope Oladoyin, Paul Hassan Ilegbusi, Toba Olatoye, Katherine McNeill

JMIRx Med 2024;5:e67587

Prevalence of COVID-19 Mitigation Behaviors in US Adults (August-December 2020): Nationwide Household Probability Survey

Prevalence of COVID-19 Mitigation Behaviors in US Adults (August-December 2020): Nationwide Household Probability Survey

Comparison of participant characteristics by latent classes of combined strategies to prevent COVID-19 among a household probability sample of 4090 US adults (August-December 2020). a Optimal mitigation plus additional hand hygiene is consistent masking and social distancing, as well as hand hygiene ≥11 times/day. b Optimal mitigation is consistent masking and social distancing, as well as hand hygiene 6-10 times/day. c PR: prevalence ratio. d The lowest mitigation is inconsistent masking and social distancing,

Travis Sanchez, Eric Hall, Aaron J Siegler, Radhika Prakash-Asrani, Heather Bradley, Mansour Fahimi, Benjamin Lopman, Nicole Luisi, Kristin N Nelson, Charles Sailey, Kayoko Shioda, Mariah Valentine-Graves, Patrick S Sullivan

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2023;9:e37102

Association Among Household Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Status and Typhoid Risk in Urban Slums: Prospective Cohort Study in Bangladesh

Association Among Household Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Status and Typhoid Risk in Urban Slums: Prospective Cohort Study in Bangladesh

Nevertheless, the implementation of vaccination programs alone will not be enough to effectively control and eliminate the transmission of typhoid fever, particularly in urban slum areas where water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities and practices are inadequate [7]. The primary mode of transmission for Salmonella Typhi is through the fecal-oral route via consumption of food and water that has been contaminated [2].

Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse, Farhana Khanam, Faisal Ahmmed, Xinxue Liu, Md Taufiqul Islam, Deok Ryun Kim, Sophie SY Kang, Justin Im, Fahima Chowdhury, Tasnuva Ahmed, Asma Binte Aziz, Masuma Hoque, Juyeon Park, Gideok Pak, Hyon Jin Jeon, Khalequ Zaman, Ashraful Islam Khan, Jerome H Kim, Florian Marks, Firdausi Qadri, John D Clemens

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2023;9:e41207

Perceived Use Cases, Barriers, and Requirements for a Smart Health-Tracking Toilet Seat: Qualitative Focus Group Study

Perceived Use Cases, Barriers, and Requirements for a Smart Health-Tracking Toilet Seat: Qualitative Focus Group Study

Hygiene and expectations related to cleaning were the most important issues. All 31 participants mentioned cleaning in one way or another. A total of 15 (18%) participants said that cleaning the seat was difficult because of the clamps, immovability of the seat, and wires.

Sander Hermsen, Vera Verbiest, Marije Buijs, Eva Wentink

JMIR Hum Factors 2023;10:e44850

Influence of Maternal Exposure to Mass Media on Growth Stunting Among Children Under Five: Mediation Analysis Through the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program

Influence of Maternal Exposure to Mass Media on Growth Stunting Among Children Under Five: Mediation Analysis Through the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Program

Safe water sources and improved hygiene through good handwashing practices are the primary components of the WHO Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program, which is a primary health service initiative to provide access to healthy and safe water, and sanitation facilities including soap and water for proper handwashing [7].

Shutong Huo, Kai Wang, Zongchao Liu, Yuao Yang, Jia Yi Hee, Qiwei He, Rie Takesue, Kun Tang

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2022;8(4):e33394

A New Performance Metric to Estimate the Risk of Exposure to Infection in a Health Care Setting: Descriptive Study

A New Performance Metric to Estimate the Risk of Exposure to Infection in a Health Care Setting: Descriptive Study

Studies have shown that hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective ways to reduce infection transmission in health care settings, and both alcohol-based hand sanitizers and soaps are effective in disrupting the chain of infection transmission (including viruses such as SARS-Co V-2) [5-9]. Currently, the growing number of COVID-19 cases highlights the importance of HH in infection prevention [10].

Kimia Hadian, Geoff Fernie, Atena Roshan Fekr

JMIR Form Res 2022;6(2):e32384