Assessment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Conditions in Public Elementary Schools in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
COVID-19
WASH infrastructure
hand hygiene
primary schools
students
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 10 2023
13 10 2023
Historique:
received:
08
08
2023
revised:
13
09
2023
accepted:
21
09
2023
medline:
30
10
2023
pubmed:
27
10
2023
entrez:
27
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in schools are essential to reduce infectious disease transmission, including that of COVID-19. This study aimed to establish a baseline of WASH services in six public elementary schools in Guatemala, with a focus on hand hygiene. We used the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report indicators to assess the WASH infrastructure at each school. We collected water samples from easily accessible water points (pilas, or bathroom sinks) at each school to test for the presence of total coliforms and
Identifiants
pubmed: 37887652
pii: ijerph20206914
doi: 10.3390/ijerph20206914
pmc: PMC10606716
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Water
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : CGH CDC HHS
ID : U01 GH002243
Pays : United States
Organisme : ACL HHS
ID : U01GH002243
Pays : United States
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