Open Access<p>Mother’s Handwashing Practices and Health Outcomes of Under-Five Children in Northwest Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Asefa Adimasu Taddese,
Baye Dagnew,
Zewudu Andualem
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s238392
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , hygiene , confidence interval , pediatrics , diarrheal disease , cross sectional study , hand washing , under five , family medicine , environmental health , diarrhea , pathology
Improving handwashing practices of mothers is important in developing countries to reduce child morbidity, mortality, and hygiene-related illnesses. This study aimed to assess mothers handwashing practice and the health effects on under-five children in northwest Ethiopia.