Proper hand washing practices among elementary school students in Selat sub-district, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Tri Setyautami, Santhat Sermsri, Jiraporn Chompikul
• Other Authors: Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Development
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Proper hand washing; Elementary school; Open Access article; Journal of Public Health and Development; วารสารสาธารณสุขและการพัฒนา; Student; Indonesia
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/1575
• Institution: Mahidol University

Even though proper hand washing is the most effective and easiest way to prevent many diseases, unfortunately many people do not practice hand washing correctly. The worldwide Global Hand Washing Day campaign which targets school children as the most effective agents for behavior change is both ev...