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Fianko, Joseph Richmond; Gawu, Josephine Akosua – Health Education Research, 2020
Hand washing is effective for the prevention and transmission of pathogens but washing with water only is not effective at reducing contamination. The study focussed on the evaluation of hand washing behaviour in Basic schools (Primary and Junior High Schools) in Ghana. Results of the study revealed that 75% of responding schools have hand washing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Hygiene
Capps, Randy, Ed.; Fix, Michael, Ed. – Migration Policy Institute, 2012
The child population in the United States is rapidly changing and diversifying--in large part because of immigration. Today, nearly one in four US children under the age of 18 is the child of an immigrant. While research has focused on the largest of these groups (Latinos and Asians), far less academic attention has been paid to the changing Black…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Blacks, Children, Child Health