Prevalence and determinants of hand hygiene behavior among Indian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Despite a global call to action, many deaths occur yearly in developing nations from contagious diseases due to poor sanitation and hygiene. Although hand hygiene (HH) behavior was critical in preventing the COVID-19 pandemic, the sustainability of such practices is still questionable. Therefore, the current systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the prevalence and determinants of HH behavior among the Indian population (PROSPERO registration ID: CRD42022344961). Systematic searches on electronic databases, including ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of Science, JSTOR, PubMed, and Google Scholar, targeted qualitative and quantitative studies that report HH behaviors in India. Pooled effect sizes were calculated with the inverse-variance method using random-effects models, acknowledging

SUBMITTER: Hareesh PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10830553 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature