Hand washing practices and associated factors among mothers from model and non-mothers from model households in rural community of Bibugn district; North West Ethiopia: A comparative cross-sectional study

Abstract

Hand-washing with soap and water can prevent a significant proportion of childhood diarrhea and respiratory infectioRs. Health problems such as diarrhea, a major public health problem in Ethiopia could be resulted from poor hand-washing practices. Therefore, mother's hand washing directly impacts the health of her child and all members of household.