Hand Hygiene Practices in Schools

Balwani Chingatichifwe Mbakaya is an Associate Professor at the University of Livingstonia, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Public Health, in Malawi. He is also Senior Adjunct Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Mzuzu University, Malawi. Professor Balwani is a public health specialist and has held different academic and administrative positions in government and health related training institutions such as in Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) training facilities (St John’s Institute for Health, Holly Family College of Nursing, and Ekwendeni College of Health Sciences). The author has also taught as an adjunct lecturer at St John of God College, Mulanje Mission College and Nkhoma Mission College. The author has written extensively and published high profile research in reputable journals such as PLOSE ONE, BMC, BMJ, IJERPH, AJIC.

1.Overview of hand hygiene. 2.The encyclopedia of hand hygiene - what it is all about? 3.Status of hand hygiene practices among schoolchildren in developing countries. 4.Factors influencing hand hygiene practices among schoolchildren in developing countries. 5.Opportunities to embrace hand hygiene practises among schoolchildren. 6.Lessons derived from developed countries. 7.Recommended strategies to improve hand hygiene compliance among schoolchildren in developing countries. 8.Way forward. Appendices.