Rinse‐free hand wash vs control: Absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness (within the study period) Calculated as: an incident rate per child‐days possible Length of time observed: range = 1 to 8 months
It is very uncertain whether rinse‐free hand wash changes absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness (within the study… compared with control (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Rinse‐free hand wash vs control Absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness (within the study period) Calculated as: an incident rate per child‐days possible Length of time observed: range = 1 to 8 months · children aged from birth to 14 years old It is very uncertain whether rinse‐free hand wash changes absenteeism due to acute respiratory illness (within the study… compared with control (very low certainty). Rinse‐free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among preschool and school children (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | rate ratio 0.79 [0.68, 0.92] | 6 studies · 6 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rinse‐free hand wash for reducing absenteeism among preschool and school children 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.