"Hygiene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The science dealing with the establishment and maintenance of health in the individual and the group. It includes the conditions and practices conducive to health. (Webster, 3d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D006920
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.547 N06.850.670
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hygiene" by people in Profiles.
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Infection prevention and control and related practices in African neonatal units: The Pan-African neonatal care assessment study (PANCAS). Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024 Jun; 259:114357.
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Violence Related to Daily Water and Sanitation Needs in South Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 07 05; 109(1):170-173.
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Associations between WASH-related violence and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls and young women in South Africa (HPTN 068): a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 07 05; 12(7):e061032.
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) factors associated with growth between birth and 1 year of age in children in Soweto, South Africa: results from the Soweto Baby WASH study. J Water Health. 2020 Oct; 18(5):798-819.
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Acceptability of the menstrual cup among students in further education institutions in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2021 Feb; 26(1):11-16.
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Intersectoral (in)activity: towards an understanding of public sector department links between water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and childhood undernutrition in South Africa. Health Policy Plan. 2020 Aug 01; 35(7):829-841.
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Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in sub-Saharan Africa and associations with undernutrition, and governance in children under five years of age: a systematic review. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2021 02; 12(1):6-33.
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Modelling the cost of community interventions to reduce child mortality in South Africa using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST). BMJ Open. 2017 Aug 28; 7(8):e011425.
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"Bitten By Shyness": Menstrual Hygiene Management, Sanitation, and the Quest for Privacy in South Africa. Med Anthropol. 2016 Mar-Apr; 35(2):161-76.
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Reducing diarrhoea deaths in South Africa: costs and effects of scaling up essential interventions to prevent and treat diarrhoea in under-five children. BMC Public Health. 2015 Apr 17; 15:394.