Hand-Washing and Public Health

The importance of hand-washing in personal and public hygiene has evolved over the centuries. While the market with its countless number of soaps and hand-wash products for personal hygiene with the accompanying advertising has created a false sense of security, it is community hygiene implemented t...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2015-11, Vol.50 (48), p.19-21
Main Authors: BHAT, LEKHA D, NAYAR, KESAVAN RAJASEKHARAN, MOOSAN, HISHAM, NAIR, SANJEEV, SHAFFI, MUHAMMED
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COMMENTARY
Commodification
Compliance
Disease control
Environmental health
Epidemiology
Food security
Hands
Hygiene
Infections
Infectious diseases
Maternal mortality
Medical research
Personal care industry
Personal health
Public health
Sanitation
Soap
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Summary:The importance of hand-washing in personal and public hygiene has evolved over the centuries. While the market with its countless number of soaps and hand-wash products for personal hygiene with the accompanying advertising has created a false sense of security, it is community hygiene implemented through public health measures that is really effective in the battle against disease.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846