Volume 17, Number 4—April 2011
Research
Effects of Hand Hygiene Campaigns on Incidence of Laboratory-confirmed Influenza and Absenteeism in Schoolchildren, Cairo, Egypt
Maha Talaat
, Salma Afifi, Erica Dueger, Nagwa El-Ashry, Anthony Marfin, Amr Kandeel, Emad Mohareb, and Nasr El-Sayed
, Salma Afifi, Erica Dueger, Nagwa El-Ashry, Anthony Marfin, Amr Kandeel, Emad Mohareb, and Nasr El-SayedTable 1
Hand hygiene campaign activities in intervention schools, Cairo, Egypt, February 16–May 12, 2008
| Exercises, by week | School-based activities | Specific school initiatives |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Game to explain germ theory | Obligatory handwashing twice daily for students under supervision | Handwashing champion of the week |
| 2. How to wash hands | Soap made available | Theater play |
| 3. Puzzle on handwashing | Morning broadcast | Best article contest on hand hygiene |
| 4. Drawing portrait of person covering nose and mouth | Handwashing songs | Best speech contest on hand hygiene |
| 5. Drawing with soap bars | Parents’ school meeting | Best drawing contest on hand hygiene |
| 6. Soap bubbles game | Students-parents information transfer | Best singer contest |
| 7. When to wash hands (open discussion) | Morning aerobics using handwashing songs | Best school contest |
| 8. How to escape from the germs (game) | Formulation of handwashing committee | |
| 9. Germs transmission (game) | School trip to a soap plant | |
| 10. Where do germs live? (experiment) | School trip to a water purification plant | |
| 11. How sneezing contaminates hands (game) | ||
| 12. Germs characters (game) |
