A new study suggests that use of hand sanitizers and frequent wiping of student desks can decrease student illness and non-attendance.
Thought it’s not a new thing to be known that regular hand-washing and proper sanitation can keep illness at bay, the latest research is an attempt to measure how much difference it really makes. Researchers from Children’s Hospital Boston made a randomized, controlled trial in which they included 285 third, fourth and fifth-grade students in Avon, Ohio.
It was noted that in some classrooms disinfecting wipes were used on student desks and hand sanitizers were also used by the students before and after lunch. While in other classrooms, usual hand-washing and cleaning procedures without any particular products or instructions were followed by the students and teachers.
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