HAND WASHING AND HAND HYGIENE PRACTICES: REVIEWS OF LITERATURE

A set of the practices performed for the preservation of health is Hygiene. According to the (WHO) World Health Organization, "Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases."2Hand hygiene isa central to the preventing spread of the infectious diseases in the home and the everyday life settings.3 Hand washing or hand hygiene is a act of the cleaning one's hand with or without the use of water or another liquid, or with the use of the soap for the purposesto removing soil, dirt, and/or microorganisms. The spelling "hand washing" in one word is also common.4