Hygiene: new hopes, new horizons.
Hygiene: new hopes, new horizons.
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DOI：
10.1016/s1473-3099(10)70224-3
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发表时间：
2011-04
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Biran A
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作者：
Curtis V;Schmidt W;Luby S;Florez R;Touré O;Biran A
虽然促进安全的个人卫生是预防传染病的唯一最具成本效益的手段，但在保健以及水和环境卫生部门，对个人卫生的投资都很低。有证据表明，改善卫生，特别是改善洗手和安全处理粪便是有益的。对推动卫生行为的因素的日益了解和创造性伙伴关系为改变行为提供了新的途径。然而，我们的知识中存在一些重要的空白。例如，在发展中国家，几乎没有关于改善食品卫生的干预措施有效性的试验。我们还需要弄清楚如何最好地使安全的卫生习惯成为日常生活的一部分，并得到大规模社会规范的支持。卫生部门充分和积极地参与为所有家庭、学校和机构提供安全卫生，将为公共卫生带来重大成果。
Although promotion of safe hygiene is the single most cost-effective means of preventing infectious disease, investment in hygiene is low both in the health and in the water and sanitation sectors. Evidence shows the benefit of improved hygiene, especially for improved handwashing and safe stool disposal. A growing understanding of what drives hygiene behaviour and creative partnerships are providing fresh approaches to change behaviour. However, some important gaps in our knowledge exist. For example, almost no trials of the effectiveness of interventions to improve food hygiene in developing countries are available. We also need to figure out how best to make safe hygiene practices matters of daily routine that are sustained by social norms on a mass scale. Full and active involvement of the health sector in getting safe hygiene to all homes, schools, and institutions will bring major gains to public health.