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Hand Washing with Soap Reduces Diarrhea Among Pakistani Children by 50%

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Household hand washing with soap reduced diarrhea illnesses by about 50%, according to the “Effect of intensive hand washing promotion on childhood diarrhea in high-risk communities in Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial” year-long study by Procter & Gamble and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Researchers studied 36 squatter neighborhoods and 4,800 children in Karachi, Pakistan, distributing regular soap to 300 households with careful hand washing in...

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