Cochrane · systematic review · CD004265
Hand‐washing promotion for preventing diarrhoea
Ejemot-Nwadiaro, RI, Ehiri, JE, Arikpo, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 75%High 1 · 25%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsSummary of findings table 1
Population: children
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Episodes of diarrhoea | IRR 0.7 [0.58, 0.85] | 9 studies · 4664 participants | High |
Summary of findings table 2
Population: children up to 15 years of age
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Episodes of diarrhoea: rate ratios | rate ratio 0.71 [0.62, 0.81] | 9 studies · 15950 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Summary of findings table 3
Population: adults with AIDS
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Episodes of diarrhoea | Mean difference 1.68 | 1 study · 148 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hand‐washing behavioural changes/changes in knowledge, attitude and practice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |