Titre :
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Hygienic practices and acute respiratory illness in family and group day care homes. (1998)
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Auteurs :
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J.S. SAUVER ;
B. FOXMAN ;
A. KAO ;
M. KHURANA ;
Univ of Michigan School of Public Health. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Public health reports (vol. 113, n° 6, 1998)
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Pagination :
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544-551
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Appareil respiratoire [pathologie]
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Infection respiratoire aiguë
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Infection
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Famille
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Crèche
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Hygiène
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Comportement
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Epidémiologie
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Evaluation
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Prévalence
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Facteur risque
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Enfant
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Homme
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Etude comparée
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 0x2LR0xa. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objective. To describe hygiene practices in icensed group day care and fam y day care homes and the association between these practices and the prevalence of respiratory illnesses in the children in attendance. Methods. Self-administered surveys were mailed to 137 group and 204 famly day care providers. Results. Wearing diapers and being younger than age three were associated with a higher frequency of respiratory illness. Children attending family day care homes had more respiratory illness than children attending group day care homes Infrequent washing of children's or providers hands after nose wiping after d apering before meals and before food preparatior was significantly associated with a higher frequency of respiratory illness Use of shared cloth towe instead of individual paper towels and washing of sleeping mats less than once a week were also associated with a higher frequency of respiratory illness. Conclusions. The findings underscore the importance of handwashing and other hygiene practices in reducing the spread of disease in day care settings.
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