Electronic Hand Hygiene Quality and Duration Monitoring in Pre-School Children: A Feasibility Study.

Background: Hand hygiene is regarded as the most important measure to prevent spread of infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a prototype application in an electronic device in educating, stimulating and monitoring hand hygiene quality in young children.

Method: A pre-school was provided with an interactive hand hygiene application for two months.

Assessment on Hand Hygiene Knowledge and Practices Among Pre-school Children in Klang Valley.

. Pre-school children are at a higher risk to acquire infectious diseases such as hand, foot and mouth disease due to their immature immune system. Good hand hygiene prevents transmission of infectious diseases.