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Soap is not enough: handwashing practices and knowledge in refugee camps, Maban County, South Sudan

BACKGROUND: Refugees are at high risk for communicable diseases due to overcrowding and poor water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions. Handwashing with soap removes pathogens from hands and reduces disease risk. A hepatitis E outbreak in the refugee camps of Maban County, South Sudan in 2012 prompt...

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Autores principales: Phillips, Raina M, Vujcic, Jelena, Boscoe, Andrew, Handzel, Thomas, Aninyasi, Mark, Cookson, Susan T, Blanton, Curtis, S Blum, Lauren, Ram, Pavani K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26702295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13031-015-0065-2