Associations of hand washing frequency with the incidence of illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hand hygiene is one of the ways to prevent the spread of diseases. Our aim was to explore the relationship between hand washing frequency and the impact on disease, and give recommendations on the number of times to wash hands.

Methods

We searched seven electronic databases from their inception to April 11, 2020, and reference lists of related reviews for all studies on hand washing frequency and disease prevention. The Review Manager 5.3. software was used to conduct a meta-analysis. We assessed the risk of bias of included studies, and quality of evidence of the main findings.

Results

A total of eight studies were included. The results of the meta-analysis showed that there was no statistical significance between the effect of disease prevention and washi

SUBMITTER: Xun Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8033386 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature