Hygiene Practices and Early Childhood Development in the East Asia-Pacific Region
A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15469491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fanny Petermann-Rocha (0000-0002-4384-4962, University of Glasgow), Nirmala Rao (0000-0002-5695-3156, University of Hong Kong), Manya Bala (0000-0002-2444-5667, University of Hong Kong), Monika Asnani (0000-0002-7184-138X, University of the West Indies), Anthony Wawire Sifuna (0000-0002-9870-2494, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology), Aisha K Yousafzai (0000-0002-1592-8923, Harvard University), Aisha Yousafzai (Harvard University), Frederick K Ho (0000-0001-7190-9025, University of Glasgow), Patrick Ip (0000-0002-6797-6898, University of Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 2798-2798 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20042798 |
| PMID | 36833497 |
| OpenAlex | W4319319005 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Poor hygiene might be a risk factor for early childhood development (ECD). This study investigated the associations of three hygiene practices ('wash hands before a meal,' 'wash hands after going to the toilet,' and 'brush teeth'), separately and combined, with ECD. Six thousand six hundred ninety-seven children (4 [0.8] years) from the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales validation study were included in this cross-sectional analysis. The hygiene variables were recoded to have comparable values as 'always,' 'sometimes,' and 'never.' These variables were then grouped to create combined categories. The binary outcome variables, poor ECD, were defined as a score p never : 1.67 [1.40-2.00]; PR rarely : 1.49 [1.30-1.71]; PR sometimes : 1.30 [1.14-1.49]). Children who did not always follow good hygiene practices had a higher likelihood of poor ECD independently of sociodemographic factors. Considering these findings, future hygiene practice interventions and trials should consider including ECD outcomes
Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Hygiene · Poisson regression · Population · Toddler · Toilet · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Psychology · Public Health and Nutrition
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |