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SUBMITTER: Delea MG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7116344 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Delea Maryann G MG Snyder Jedidiah S JS Woreta Mulat M Zewudie Kassahun K Solomon Anthony W AW Freeman Matthew C MC
International journal of hygiene and environmental health 20200408
Personal hygiene practices, including facewashing and handwashing, reduce transmission of pathogens, but are difficult to measure. Using color theory principles, we developed and tested a novel metric that generates quantitative measures of facial and hand cleanliness, proxy indicators of personal hygiene practices. In this cross-sectional study, conventional qualitative cleanliness metrics (e.g., presence or absence of nasal and ocular discharge, dirt under nails or on finger pads and palms) we ...[more]