The relationship between hand hygiene and rates of acute respiratory infections among Umrah pilgrims: A pilot randomised controlled trial

The relationship between hand hygiene and rates of acute respiratory infections among Umrah pilgrims: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Background: There is a lack of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the role of hand hygiene in preventing and containing acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in mass gatherings. In this pilot RCT, we assessed the feasibility of establishing a large-scale trial to explore the relationshi...

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Main Authors: Aqel Albutti, Hashim A. Mahdi, Ameen S. Alwashmi, Mohammad Alfelali, Osamah Barasheed, Elizabeth H. Barnes, Ramon Z. Shaban, Robert Booy, Harunor Rashid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Acute respiratory infections
COVID-19
Hand hygiene
Mass gathering
Pilgrims
Randomised controlled trial
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123001223

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