Joanna Esteves Mills

Biographic Data

ID7934919
NAMEJoanna Esteves Mills
GIVEN NAMESJoanna Esteves
FAMILY NAMEMills
SIGNATUREMILLS J E
AFFILIATIONSWorld Health Organization
ORCID0000-0002-5220-1424
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Behavioural factors influencing hand hygiene practices across domestic, institutional and public community settings

    Open AccessBrooke A Caruso, Jedidiah S Snyder et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: This systematic review sought to understand barriers and enablers to hand hygiene in community settings. METHODS: Eligible studies addressed hand hygiene in a community setting, included a qualitative component, and were published in English between 1 January 1980 and 29 March 2023. Studies were excluded if in healthcare settings or were animal research. We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Lib…

  • We have the evidence but governments must now build the systems to deliver on hand hygiene

    Open AccessJoanna Esteves Mills, Bruce Gordon et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

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  • Minimum material requirements for hand hygiene in community settings

    Open AccessLilly A O’Brien, Kennedy Files et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: This systematic review assessed the minimum requirements necessary to create an enabling environment for sustained hand hygiene practices: quantity of water and soap, and number, spacing, location, and design of hand hygiene facilities. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Library, Global Index Medicus, Scopus, PAIS Index, WHO IRIS, UN Digital Library and World Bank eLibrary, and consult…

  • Efficacy and effectiveness of hand hygiene-related practices used in community settings for removal of organisms from hands

    Open AccessStephen P Hilton, Nick H An et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    Background This systematic review collected and synthesised evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness of commonly used hand hygiene materials and methods for removing or inactivating pathogens on hands in community settings. The evidence was generated to support the development of the WHO Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Community Settings. Methods We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Library, Global Index Me…

  • Effectiveness of measures taken by governments to support hand hygiene in community settings

    Open AccessJedidiah S Snyder, Erika Canda et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: This systematic review aimed to identify and evaluate the implementation of government measures that support equitable and sustained hand hygiene practices in community settings. METHODS: We systematically searched 12 databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Library, Global Index Medicus, Scopus, PAIS Index, WHO IRIS, UN Digital Library and World Bank eLibrary for peer-reviewed and grey li…

  • Interventions to improve hand hygiene in community settings

    Open AccessSridevi K Prasad, Jedidiah S Snyder et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: This systematic review identified and examined the theories, barriers and enablers, behaviour change techniques (BCTs), and design features of interventions that have been leveraged to improve and sustain hand hygiene in community settings. It was conducted to support the development of the WHO Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Community Settings. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane Libr…

  • How can global guidelines support sustainable hygiene systems

    Open AccessJoanna Esteves Mills, Ann Thomas et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • Costs of hand hygiene for all in household settings

    Open AccessIan Ro, Joanna Esteves Mills et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Domestic hand hygiene could prevent over 500 000 attributable deaths per year, but 6 in 10 people in least developed countries (LDCs) do not have a handwashing facility (HWF) with soap and water available at home. We estimated the economic costs of universal access to basic hand hygiene services in household settings in 46 LDCs. METHODS: Our model combines quantities of households with no HWF and prices of promotion campaigns, HWFs,…

  • The implications of three major new trials for the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene on childhood diarrhea and stunting

    Open AccessOliver Cummings, Benjamin F Arnold et al.ARTICLEBMC Medicine2019

    BACKGROUND: Three large new trials of unprecedented scale and cost, which included novel factorial designs, have found no effect of basic water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions on childhood stunting, and only mixed effects on childhood diarrhea. Arriving at the inception of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, and the bold new target of safely managed water, sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030, these results warrant t…

  • Hygiene During Childbirth

    Open AccessHilary Buxton, Erin Flynn et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2019

    Background: Infections acquired during labour and delivery are a significant cause of maternal and child morbidity and mortality. Adherence to hand hygiene protocols is a critical component of infection prevention strategies, but few studies have closely examined the hand hygiene of health care providers with sufficient detail to understand infection risks and prioritize prevention strategies. Methods: This observational study was conducted in si…