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hygiene
Also known as health and hygiene
thumb|right|Washing one's hands, a form of hygiene, is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases." Personal hygiene refers to maintaining the body's cleanliness. Hygiene activities can be grouped into the following: home and everyday hygiene, personal hygiene, medical hygiene, sleep hygiene, and food hygiene. Home and every day hygiene includes hand was
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Hygiene is a set of practices performed to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases, with personal hygiene referring to keeping your body clean. These practices are important because they help you stay healthy and protect others from catching infectious diseases, with handwashing being one of the most effective methods for preventing disease transmission.
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Research
259,184 papers- Menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent girls in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Sahiledengle B, Atlaw D, Kumie A et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262295
- [Reconciling Sustainability and Hygiene in the Healthcare Sector].ReviewAnasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS · 2024Schulz-Stübner S, Wolinski MDOI: 10.1055/a-2413-7408
- Hand hygiene--comparison of international recommendations.ReviewThe Journal of hospital infection · 2001Wendt CDOI: 10.1016/s0195-6701(01)90008-8
- Optimizing Health Care Environmental Hygiene.ReviewInfectious disease clinics of North America · 2016Carling PC
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40 sectionsContents
- Definition and overview
- Home hygiene overview
- Hand washing
- Respiratory hygiene
- Hygiene in the kitchen, bathroom and toilet
- Laundry hygiene
- Medical hygiene at home
- Disinfectants and antibacterials in home hygiene
- Personal hygiene
- Regular activities
- Hygiene of internal ear canals
- Oral hygiene
- Sleep hygiene
- Personal care services hygiene
- Hygiene hypothesis and allergies
- Medical hygiene
- Food hygiene
- Hygiene aspects in low- and middle-income countries
- Household water treatment and safe storage
- History
- Asia
- China
- Japan
- Indian subcontinent
- Americas
- Mesoamerica
- United States
- Europe
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Modernity
- Middle East
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Soap and soap makers
- Society and culture
- Religious hygienic customs
- Etymology
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Washing one's hands, a form of hygiene, is the most effective way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases." Personal hygiene refers to maintaining the body's cleanliness. Hygiene activities can be grouped into the following: home and everyday hygiene, personal hygiene, medical hygiene, sleep hygiene, and food hygiene. Home and every day hygiene includes hand washing, respiratory hygiene, food hygiene at home, hygiene in the kitchen, hygiene in the bathroom, laundry hygiene, and medical hygiene at home.
While often equated with cleanliness in common usage, hygiene is a term encompassing the personal practices and environmental conditions that maintain health and prevent disease.