Rinse-free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among preschool and school children.

Cochrane Library Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Rinse-free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among preschool and school children (Review) Munn Z, Tufanaru C, Lockwood C, Stern C, McAneney H, Barker TH Munn Z, Tufanaru C, Lockwood C, Stern C, McAneney H, Barker TH. Rinse-free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among preschool and school children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD012566. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012566.pub2. www.cochranelibrary.com Rinse-free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among preschool and school children (Review) Copyright © 2020 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cochrane Library Trusted evidence. Informed decisions. Better health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews TABLE OF CONTENTS HEADER......................................................................................................................................................................................................... ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................................................................................... PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................................................... SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.............................................................................................................................................................................. BACKGROUND.............................................................................................................................................................................................. OBJECTIVES.................................................................................................................................................................................................. METHODS..................................................................................................................................................................................................... Figure 1.................................................................................................................................................................................................. RESULTS........................................................................................................................................................................................................ Figure 2.................................................................................................................................................................................................. Figure 3.................................................................................................................................................................................................. DISCUSSION.................................................................................................................................................................................................. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................................................................................................... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................................................................................................ REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................................................................ CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDIES.................................................................................................................................................................. DATA AND ANALYSES.................................................................................................................................................................................... Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Rinse-free hand wash versus control, Outcome 1 Absenteeism for any reason................................... Analysis 1.2. Comparison 1 Rinse-free hand wash versus control, Outcome 2 Absenteeism due to any illness............................. Analysis 1.3. Comparison 1 Rinse-free hand wash versus control, Outcome 3 Adverse skin reactions........................................... Analysis 1.4. Comparison 1 Rinse-free hand wash versus control, Outcome 4 Absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness........ Analysis 1.5. Comparison 1 Rinse-free hand wash versus control, Outcome 5 Absenteeism due to acute gastrointestinal illness.... Analysis 2.1. Comparison 2 Rinse-free hand wash with instruction versus rinse-free hand wash with no instruction, Outcome 1 Absenteeism for any reason.............................................................................................................................................................. Analysis 2.2. Comparison 2 Rinse-free hand wash with instruction versus rinse-free hand wash with no instruction, Outcome 2 Absenteeism due to any illness........................................................................................................................................................ Analysis 3.1. Comparison 3 Rinse-free hand wash every 120 minutes versus rinse-free hand wash before lunch, Outcome 1 Absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness..................................................................................................................................... Analysis 4.1. Comparison 4 Rinse-free hand wash every 60 minutes versus rinse-free hand wash every 120 minutes, Outcome 1 Absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness.................................................................................................................................. Analysis 5.1. Comparison 5 Rinse-free hand wash every 60 minutes versus rinse-free hand wash before lunch, Outcome 1 Absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness..................................................................................................................................... ADDITIONAL TABLES.................................................................................................................................................................................... APPENDICES................................................................................................................................................................................................. CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUTHORS................................................................................................................................................................... DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST...... (...truncated)