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dc.contributor.authorKivuti-Bitok
dc.contributor.authorChepchirchir
dc.contributor.authorWaithaka
dc.contributor.authorNgune, Irene
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-29T07:30:35Z
dc.date.available2020-06-29T07:30:35Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationKivuti-Bitok and Chepchirchir and Waithaka and Ngune, I. 2020. Dry Taps? A Synthesis of Alternative “Wash” Methods in the Absence of Water and Sanitizers in the Prevention of Coronavirus in Low-Resource Settings. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79809
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/2150132720936858
dc.description.abstract

Objective: Social distancing and hand washing with soap and water have been advocated as the main proactive measures against the spread of coronavirus. We sought to find out what other alternative materials and methods would be used among populations without running water and who may not afford alcohol-based sanitizers. Results: We reviewed studies that reported use of sand, soil, ash, soda ash, seawater, alkaline materials, and sunlight as possible alternatives to handwashing with soap and water. We identified the documented mechanism of actions of these alternative wash methods on both inanimate surfaces and at cellular levels. The consideration of use of these alternative locally available in situations of unavailability of soap and water and alcohol-based sanitizers is timely in the face of coronavirus pandemic. Further randomized studies need to be carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of these alternatives in management of SARS-Cov-2.

dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleDry Taps? A Synthesis of Alternative “Wash” Methods in the Absence of Water and Sanitizers in the Prevention of Coronavirus in Low-Resource Settings
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Primary Care & Community Health
dc.date.updated2020-06-29T07:30:34Z
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© The Author(s) 2020. Published in Journal of Primary Care and Community Health.

curtin.departmentSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidNgune, Irene [0000-0003-4951-2712]


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