The impact of daily soap use in rural areas of Senegal on respiratory infectious diseases, fevers and skin microbiota.

摘要: OBJECTIVES Children aged <5 years are the group most affected by infectious diseases, more specifically in underdeveloped countries. A study was performed to assess effects of daily soap use on incidence diarrhoea, fever, respiratory infection, and prevalence pathogenic bacteria skin. METHODS Soap distributed population village Ndiop (test) for their hygiene but not Dielmo (control). Fieldworkers recorded clinical events two villages encouraged Ndiop. RESULTS total 638 people participated study. The rates cough, runny nose fever significantly decreased 2016 compared with 2015, unlike that diarrhoea. In 2016, significant reductions were observed children <15 Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus pyogenes palms hands dropped CONCLUSION Using reduces infections, fevers However, additional strategies needed improve outcomes.