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Infant Hygiene

Infant Hygiene is an academic construct within the field of infant care that refers to a systematic set of practices and protocols designed to maintain the cleanliness and health of infants, distinguishing itself by focusing specifically on preventive health measures against infection and disease in the early stages of human development.

149

Publications

6.4K

Citations

567

Authors

242

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

29

Parents

Publications

149

“We have to clean ourselves to ensure that our children are healthy and beautiful”: findings from a qualitative assessment of a hand hygiene poster in rural Uganda

Bethany Harrison, Collin Ogara, Melissa Gladstone et al. · BMC Public Health · 2019 · 375 citations · Full text

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Inflammatory bowel disease and domestic hygiene in infancy

A.E. Gent, M.D. Hellier, R H Grace et al. · The Lancet · 1994 · 354 citations

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The Role of Understaffing and Overcrowding in Recurrent Outbreaks of Staphylococcal Infection in a Neonatal Special-Care Unit

Robert W. Haley, D. A. Bregman · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1982 · 283 citations

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Formative Research on Hygiene Behaviors and Geophagy among Infants and Young Children and Implications of Exposure to Fecal Bacteria

Francis Ngure, Jean H Humphrey, Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2013 · 273 citations · Full text

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BATHING OR WASHING BABIES AFTER BIRTH?

A. Henningsson, Bertil Nyström, Ragnar Tunnell · The Lancet · 1981 · 183 citations

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Authors

567

  1. FD
    Florence D. Majo

    Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Zimbabwe

    7 publications · 489 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. KM
    Kuda Mutasa

    Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research, Zimbabwe

    6 publications · 460 citations

    6

    h-index

  3. AJ
    Andrew J. Prendergast

    Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 460 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. JH
    Jean H. Humphrey

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    6 publications · 216 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. RJ
    Rebecca J. Stoltzfus

    Cornell University, United States

    5 publications · 425 citations

    5

    h-index

1–5 of 567

Institutions

242

  1. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    2.5K citations

  2. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research

    Harare, Zimbabwe

    6 h-index

    47 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    3.3K citations

  5. Procter & Gamble (United States)

    Cincinnati, United States

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    502 citations

  6. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

    Kisumu, Kenya

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    262 citations

  7. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    142 citations

  8. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    374 citations

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Venues

  1. PEDIATRICS

    12 publications · 424 citations

    12

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 10 publications · 248 citations

    10

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  3. 6

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  4. Pediatric Dermatology

    4 publications · 175 citations

    4

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  5. Clinical Infectious Diseases

    CID · 4 publications · 281 citations

    4

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