The relationship between hand hygiene and rates of acute respiratory infections among Umrah pilgrims: A pilot randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Aqel Albutti (Author), Hashim A. Mahdi (Author), Ameen S. Alwashmi (Author), Mohammad Alfelali (Author), Osamah Barasheed (Author), Elizabeth H. Barnes (Author), Ramon Z. Shaban (Author), Robert Booy (Author), Harunor Rashid (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is a lack of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the role of hand hygiene in preventing and containing acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in mass gatherings. In this pilot RCT, we assessed the feasibility of establishing a large-scale trial to explore the relationshi...