Hygiene

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E02.547 N06.850.670
Concept/Terms	Hygiene Hygiene

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hygiene".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Hygiene [E02.547]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Hygiene [N06.850.670]

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Bar chart showing 12 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2011 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2011	2	1	3
2013	1	0	1
2016	3	0	3
2020	1	1	2
2023	0	1	1

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Batool M, Saleem J, Zakar R, Butt MS, Iqbal S, Haider S, Fischer F. Relationship of stunting with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices among children under the age of five: a cross-sectional study in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. BMC Public Health. 2023 11 03; 23(1):2153.

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Singh A, Gupta R, Dikid T, Saroha E, Sharma NC, Sagar S, Gupta S, Bindra S, Khasnobis P, Jain SK, Singh S. Cholera outbreak investigation, Bhadola, Delhi, India, April-May 2018. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020 10 05; 114(10):762-769.

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Riley AH, Slifer L, Hughes J, Ramaiya A. Results from a literature review of menstruation-related restrictions in the United States and Canada. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2020 Oct; 25:100537.

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Kang Y, Suh YK, Debele L, Juon HS, Christian P. Effects of a community-based nutrition promotion programme on child feeding and hygiene practices among caregivers in rural Eastern Ethiopia. Public Health Nutr. 2017 Jun; 20(8):1461-1472.

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Kasaro MP, Husnik MJ, Chi BH, Reid C, Magure T, Makanani B, Tembo T, Ramjee G, Maslankowski L, Rabe L, Brad Guffey M. Impact of targeted counseling on reported vaginal hygiene practices and bacterial vaginosis: the HIV Prevention Trials Network 035 study. Int J STD AIDS. 2017 04; 28(5):467-475.

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Francis JKR, Fraiz LD, Catallozzi M, Rosenthal SL. Qualitative Analysis of Sexually Experienced Female Adolescents: Attitudes about Vaginal Health. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016 Oct; 29(5):496-500.

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Miller JR, Short VL, Wu HM, Waller K, Mead P, Kahn E, Bahn BA, Dale JW, Nasrullah M, Walton SE, Urdaneta V, Ostroff S, Averhoff F. Use of nonpharmaceutical interventions to reduce transmission of 2009 pandemic influenza A (pH1N1) in Pennsylvania public schools. J Sch Health. 2013 Apr; 83(4):281-9.

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Delago C, Finkel MA, Deblinger E. Urogenital symptoms in premenarchal girls: parents' and girls' perceptions and associations with irritants. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Feb; 25(1):67-73.

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Krediet AC, Kalkman CJ, Bonten MJ, Gigengack AC, Barach P. Hand-hygiene practices in the operating theatre: an observational study. Br J Anaesth. 2011 Oct; 107(4):553-8.

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Cork DP, Maxwell PJ, Yeo CJ. Remembering Semmelweis: hand hygiene and its importance on today's clinical practice. Am Surg. 2011 Jan; 77(1):123-5.

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