2023 June - 10 articles
The reduced life cycle of electrical goods has contributed to a fast-growing occupational and environmental health issue arising from increased electronic waste (e-waste) in most developing countries. E-waste is processed informally in these countrie...
Foodborne diseases pose a primary global health concern, affecting people across high- and low-income countries, with the less privileged often suffering the most. This research proposes the adoption of a Hygiene Rating Scheme (HRS) to help customers...
With the increased uptake of the COVID-19 vaccination in 2021, universities resumed face-to-face classes and clinical placements. However, even with incentives, some individuals chose not to receive a vaccination due to personal beliefs and other rea...
The disinfection procedures aim to reduce the microbial load, but there are doubts about the risks of contamination spreading into the lumens of devices, such as three-way stopcocks (3-WS). This study aimed at an in vitro evaluation of the antibacter...
As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to abate and national public health systems are treating the SARS-CoV-2 virus as endemic, many public health measures are no longer mandated but remain recommended with voluntary participation. One of these is the wear...
This scoping review addresses bacterial contamination of antiseptics, low-level disinfectants, and hand hygiene products in healthcare settings in high-income countries. Over 70 years, 114 articles were found: 68 outbreaks, 13 pseudo-outbreaks and 33...
Ozone is a triatomic allotropic modification of oxygen with very high oxidation potential and strong antimicrobial properties, and can be used as a disinfecting agent. The aim of this work was to investigate the effectiveness of gaseous ozone in redu...
We conducted a systematic review of healthcare-associated outbreaks and cross-sectional surveys related to the contamination of antiseptics, disinfectants, and hand hygiene products in healthcare settings in low- and middle-income countries (PROSPERO...
The aim of this study was to assess the associations between HIV status, SARS-CoV-2 infection, increase in use of psychoactive substances and oral ulcers among people who use psychoactive substances. This was a secondary analysis of the data of 1087...
Good access and appropriate use of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is important in the control, elimination and eradication of a number of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Poor WASH access and use may explain continued high trachoma prevalenc...
