12 Steps of a Modified Handwashing Program on Health Outcomes and School Absenteeism

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether providing hand and respiratory hygiene interventions in primary school children reduces the incidence rate of absence episodes due to illness in children during an academic year. The main questions it aims to answer are: This study aims to assess whether providing hand and respiratory hygiene interventions in primary school children reduces the incidence rate of absence episodes due to illness in children during an academic year. 1. Describe socio-demographic characteristics of participants (school children). 2. Assess the impact of hand and respiratory hygiene intervention on the incidence rate of respiratory illnesses. 3. Assess the impact of hand and respiratory hygiene intervention on the incidence rate of gastrointestinal illnesses. 4. Assess the impact of hand and respiratory hygiene intervention on the length of illness absence episodes. 5. Determine the factors associated with the increased or reduced impact of hand and respiratory hygiene intervention on school absenteeism.