Hygiene

Importance of Hygiene / Maintaining Hand Hygiene

  • Teach proper Hand washing. Make sure your child uses soap and lathers for at least 15 seconds before rinsing.
  • Encourage your child to wash hands with soap and water:
  • When hands look dirty.
  • Before eating or preparing food.
  • After touching raw meat.
  • After touching any body fluids like blood, saliva, urine, or vomit.
  • After touching animals.
  • After blowing their nose, sneezing or coughing.
  • After going to the toilet.
  • Teach your child to cover sneezes and coughs with sleeve but not with hands.
  • Teach your child to brush twice a day.
  • Get a fun timer (music) or hourglass to help your child to brush longer.
  • Set up regular Bath timings.
  • Make sure your child washes all of their body, including under their arms, genital and anal areas.
  • Thoroughly dry their body before they get dressed.
  • Children need fresh clothes every day, even if their old clothes don’t smell.
  • Clean underwear everyday is especially important.
  • Hang up their school uniform to air when they get home each day.
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7 Steps of Hand Washing

Total time required to wash hands properly: 30 seconds

  • Step 1 – Wet your hands and apply enough soap (coin size).
  • Step 2 – Rub your palms together.
  • Step 3 – Rub the back of each hand.
  • Step 4 – Rub both your hands while interlocking your fingers.
  • Step 5 – Rub the back of your fingers.
  • Step 6 – Rub the tips of your fingers.
  • Step 7 – Rub your thumbs and the ends of your wrists.
  • Step 8 – Rinse both hands properly with water.