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Sakihama, Tomoko, Hitoshi Honda, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, Taro Shimizu, Toru Kamiya, Yumiko Sato, et al. "Hand Hygiene Adherence Among Health Care Workers at Japanese Hospitals." Journal of Patient Safety 12, no. 1 (March 2016): 11–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000000108.

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Castro-Vázquez, Genaro. "Japanese Women's Views on Penile Hygiene and Male Circumcision." International Journal of Sexual Health 25, no. 3 (July 2013): 240–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2013.803180.

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Castro-Vázquez, Genaro. "Paediatric male circumcision and penile hygiene: a Japanese mothers’ view." Anthropology & Medicine 20, no. 3 (October 24, 2013): 299–310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13648470.2013.850468.

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Su Lee, Jung, Kiyoshi Kawakubo, Atsuaki Gunji, Kunihiro Kawabata, Masahide Imaki, Miho Ohgurt, Hiroshi Kondo, et al. "Abstracts from japanese journal of hygiene (Nihoneiseigakuzasshi) Vol.52 No.2." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2, no. 2 (July 1997): 93–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931973.

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Ashinya, Matsuda, Motohashi Yutaka, Shigeo Manabe, Hiroko Matsushita, Kazushi Okamoto, Kiyoko Yagyu, Takuya Koie, et al. "Abstracts from Japanese journal of hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol. no.3." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 3, no. 3 (October 1998): 175–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931710.

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Sakihama, Tomoko, Naomi Kayauchi, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, David Ratz, and Yasuharu Tokuda. "1193. Assessing Sustainability of Hand Hygiene Adherence 5 Years after a Contest-Based Intervention in 3 Japanese Hospitals." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 6, Supplement_2 (October 2019): S428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1056.

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Abstract Background To evaluate the 5-year sustainability of a multimodal intervention which included a prize to the hospital with the highest overall hand hygiene adherence rates among healthcare workers. Methods Design: An observational study using direct observation of hand hygiene adherence performed by a trained observer coupled with a survey of healthcare workers about their knowledge of hand hygiene practices. Setting: Three Japanese tertiary care hospitals. Study Population: Physicians and nurses working on an inpatient medical or surgical ward, an intensive care unit (ICU), or the emergency department. Outcome Measures: Hand hygiene adherence rates before patient contact using unobtrusive direct observation. Secondary outcomes were survey responses on a World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire on hand hygiene. Results Data for the current study were collected between September and December 2017 at the 3 participating hospitals. An additional 2,485 observations were conducted during this 5-year post-intervention assessment. These observations were compared with 2,679 observations from the pre-intervention period, and 2,982 observations from the 6-month post-intervention period. Hand hygiene adherence rates had previously improved significantly after the introduction of a multimodal intervention – based on principles recommend by the WHO – in 2012 and 2013 in 3 Japanese hospitals (18.0% pre-intervention to 32.7% 6-months post-intervention; P < 0.001). No significant changes were found in hand hygiene adherence in these hospitals 5 years after the original intervention (31.9% 5-years post-intervention; P = 0.53); however, substantial variability in hand hygiene adherence by unit and healthcare worker type was noted. Conclusion A multimodal hand hygiene initiative achieved sustained improvement in hand hygiene adherence in 3 Japanese hospitals 5 years after the original intervention. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

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Spielvogel, Laura Ginsberg. "The Discipline of Space in a Japanese Fitness Club." Sociology of Sport Journal 19, no. 2 (June 2002): 189–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ssj.19.2.189.

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This article explores the ways in which the spatial layout of the Japanese fitness club reflects and organizes bodies according to cultural ideologies of leisure, gender, status, and hygiene. Based on qualitative research conducted at two fitness clubs in Japan. I examine how social relationships between men and women, clients and employees, and managers and staff are structured by the enclosure and exposure of space, the division of rooms, and the attention to cleanliness. I argue that the architecture of the fitness club is lied to power inequities that serve to regulate and manage bodies according to late capitalist ideals of efficiency, productivity, and hygiene. I emphasize that these ideals, however, often present certain contradictions when juxtaposed against longstanding cultural standards of effort, health, and beauty in Japan.

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Aizawa, Yoshiharu. "2004 New Year message from the President of the Japanese Society for Hygiene." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 9, no. 1 (January 2004): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1265/ehpm.9.1.

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Tominaga, Suketami, Toshihide Tsuda, Akira Babazono, Yoshio Mino, Hiroaki Matsuoka, Eiji Yamamoto, Toshio Takeda, et al. "Abstracts from Japanese Journal of Hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) Vol.51 No.2." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 1, no. 2 (July 1996): 100–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931198.

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Sobue, Tomotaka, Akihito Hagihara, Masayoshi Murakami, Alan S. Miller, Kanehisa Morimoto, Noriyuki Nakanish, Kozo Tatara, et al. "Abstracts from Japanese Journal of Hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) Vol.51 No.3." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 1, no. 3 (October 1996): 157–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931209.

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Miyai, Masaya, Ikuko Sobue, Hiromi Hayashi, Chizuru Mukai, Tatsuya Takeshita, Kanehisa Morimoto, Haruo Sugiura, et al. "Abstracts from Japanese journal of hygiene(Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol. 51 no. 4." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 1, no. 4 (January 1997): 220–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931221.

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Morimoto, Kanehisa, Masahiro Toda, Chang-Nian Wei, Hiroyuki Yonemitsu, Koichi Harada, Takashi Miyakita, Shoko Omori, et al. "Abustracts from japanese journal of hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) Vol.54 No.4." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 4, no. 4 (January 2000): 224–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931263.

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Demura, Shinichi, Susumu Sato, Masaki Minami, Hidetsugu Kobayashi, Masahiro Noda, Ruriko Ninomiya, Yoshiko Hirokawa, et al. "Abustracts from Japanese Journal of Hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol.55 no.2." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 5, no. 3 (October 2000): 127–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931270.

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Sakaguchi, Takehiro, Sanae Sakaguchi, Yoshiro Kudo, Hiroyuki Yanagisawa, Toshiko Kuwano (Oga), Haruko Takada, Kaei Washino, et al. "Abustracts from Japanese journal of hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol.52 no.4." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2, no. 4 (January 1998): 188–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931700.

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Takizawa, Toshiyuki, Yuko Nakagawa, Hirono Takabayashi, Shingo Takahasi, Kozo Tatara, Hiroyuki Furuya, Hiroyuki Aikawa, et al. "Abstracts from Japanese Journal of Hygiene(Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol. 53 no.2." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 3, no. 2 (July 1998): 113–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931794.

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Koike, Shigeo, Koichi Murata, Ryoichi Inaba, Hirotoshi Iwata, Toshiko Yokozeki, Jyunko Watanabe, Mituyo Makita, Sachie Hasumura, Miyoko Hamano, and Jyoji Fujinami. "Abstracts from japanese journal of hygiene(Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol. 52 no.3." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2, no. 3 (October 1997): 135–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02931980.

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Takeshita, Tatsuya, Hideji Tanii, Xiao-Ping Zang, Kiyofumi Saijoh, Yasuyuki Fujita, Kazunori Kodama, Fumiyoshi Kasagi, et al. "Abstracts from Japanese journal of hygiene(nihon eiseigaku zasshi) Vol.54 No.2." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 4, no. 2 (July 1999): 97–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02932002.

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Tsuda, Toshihide, Akira Babazono, Yoshio Mino, Eiji Yamamoto, Masaya Miyai, Jun Shigemi, Ayako Ueki, et al. "Abustracts from Japanese journal of hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol.55 no.2." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 5, no. 2 (July 2000): 81–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02932008.

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Chiba, Momoko, Masayoshi Ohmichi, Yutaka Inaba, Fumika Okajima, Shunichi Araki, Katsuyuki Murata, Kazuhito Yokoyama, et al. "Abustracts from Japanese journal of hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) vol.53 no.4." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 3, no. 4 (January 1999): 223–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02932263.

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Murata, Katsuyuki, Masaharu Yamamoto, Kazuo Endoh, Hiroto Nakadaira, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Yoshikazu Nakamura, Izumi Oki, et al. "Abstracts from japanese journal of hygiene (Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi) Vol.54 No.3." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 4, no. 3 (October 1999): 151–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02932272.

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Gillespie, Elizabeth E., Eldho Paul, and Rhonda L. Stuart. "Gastroenteritis outbreaks and the association of safer cleaning." Journal of Infection Prevention 20, no. 5 (May 13, 2019): 254–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757177419846270.

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Background: Physical removal of soil rather than biocidal activity is the focus for this safer cleaning method. Methods: We compared 11 years of Victorian healthcare norovirus and suspected viral gastroenteritis outbreak data. Results: Improvements in infection control practice, including the Victorian hand hygiene program corresponds with reduced illness across Victoria during that time. Monash Health reductions are statistically significant and coincide with the implementation of a novel cleaning methodology. Conclusion: Cleaning without chemicals has not increased the risk of norovirus or suspected viral gastroenteritis illness at Monash Health.

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Inuzuka, K., and M. Hyodo. "Research on Healthcare Worker Behavior To Increase Hand Hygiene Compliance in a Japanese Hospital." American Journal of Infection Control 35, no. 5 (June 2007): E116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2007.04.132.

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Nagatani, Yukiko, Rintaro Imafuku, and Yukie Nakai. "Broadening the Dental Hygiene Students’ Perspectives on the Oral Health Professionals: A Text Mining Analysis." Dentistry Journal 10, no. 9 (August 29, 2022): 160. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj10090160.

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Professional identity formation, an important component of education, is influenced by participation, social relationships, and culture in communities of practice. As a preliminary investigation of dental hygienists’ professional identity formation, this study examined changes in the dental hygiene students’ perceptions of oral health professionals over the three years of their undergraduate program. At a Japanese dental hygiene school, 40 students participated in surveys with open-ended questions about professional groups several times during their studies. The text data were analyzed through content analysis with text mining software. The themes that characterized their dental hygienist profession perceptions in their programs each year were identified as: “Supporters at the dental clinic”; “Engagement with interprofessional care” and “Improved problem-solving skills for clinical issues regarding the oral region”; and “Active contribution to general health” and “Recognition of the roles considering relationships” (in the first, second, and third years, respectively). The students acquired professional knowledge and recognized the significance and roles of oral health professionals in practice. They gained more learning experiences in their education, including clinical placements and interprofessional education. This study provides insight into curriculum development for professional identity formation in dental hygiene students.

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Saitoh, Akihiko, Kiyomi Sato, Yoko Magara, Kakuei Osaki, Kiyoko Narita, Kumiko Shioiri, Karen E. Fowler, David Ratz, and Sanjay Saint. "Improving Hand Hygiene Adherence in Healthcare Workers Before Patient Contact: A Multimodal Intervention in Four Tertiary Care Hospitals in Japan." Journal of Hospital Medicine 15, no. 2020-05 (May 1, 2020): 262–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.12788/jhm.3446.

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OBJECTIVES: Our objectives were to evaluate hand hygiene adherence among physicians and nurses before touching hospitalized patients and to evaluate changes in hand hygiene adherence after a multimodal intervention was implemented. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: We conducted a pre- and postintervention study with HCWs at four tertiary hospitals in Niigata, Japan. Hand hygiene observations were conducted from June to August 2018 (preintervention) and February to March 2019 (postintervention). INTERVENTION: The multimodal hand hygiene intervention recommended by the World Health Organization was tailored to each hospital and implemented from September 2018 to February 2019. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: We observed hand hygiene adherence before touching patients in each hospital and compared rates before and after intervention. Intervention components were also evaluated. RESULTS: There were 2,018 patient observations preintervention and 1,630 postintervention. Overall, hand hygiene adherence improved from 453 of 2,018 preintervention observations (22.4%) to 548 of 1,630 postintervention observations (33.6%; P < .001). Rates improved more among nurses (13.9 percentage points) than among doctors (5.7 percentage points). Improvement varied among the hospitals: Hospital B (18.4 percentage points) was highest, followed by Hospitals D (11.4 percentage points), C (11.3 percentage points), and Hospital A (6.5 percentage points). CONCLUSIONS: A multimodal intervention improved hand hygiene adherence rates in physicians and nurses in Niigata, Japan; however, further improvement is necessary. Given the current suboptimal hand hygiene adherence rates in Japanese hospitals, the spread of COVID-19 within the hospital setting is a concern.

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Sakihama, Tomoko, Naomi Kayauchi, Toru Kamiya, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, David Ratz, Yumiko Sato, Ritsuko Iuchi, Hitoshi Honda, and Yasuharu Tokuda. "Assessing sustainability of hand hygiene adherence 5 years after a contest-based intervention in 3 Japanese hospitals." American Journal of Infection Control 48, no. 1 (January 2020): 77–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.06.017.

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Morishima, Mika, and Koya Kishida. "Understanding attitudes toward hygiene mask use in Japanese daily life by using a repeated cross-sectional survey." Work 61, no. 2 (November 3, 2018): 303–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/wor-182801.

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Sakihama, Tomoko, Hitoshi Honda, Sanjay Saint, Karen E. Fowler, Toru Kamiya, Yumiko Sato, Ritsuko Iuchi, and Yasuharu Tokuda. "Improving healthcare worker hand hygiene adherence before patient contact: A multimodal intervention of hand hygiene practice in Three Japanese tertiary care centers." Journal of Hospital Medicine 11, no. 3 (October 1, 2015): 199–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jhm.2491.

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Uchibori, Manae, Cyrus Ghaznavi, Michio Murakami, Akifumi Eguchi, Hiroyuki Kunishima, Satoshi Kaneko, Keiko Maruyama-Sakurai, Hiroaki Miyata, and Shuhei Nomura. "Preventive Behaviors and Information Sources during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japan." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21 (November 4, 2022): 14511. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114511.

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Background: individual preventive behaviors are one of the key measures needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This study sought to identify the factors associated with the adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures, focusing specifically on information sources. Methods: we conducted a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of 30,053 Japanese adults in February 2021. The survey asked about socioeconomic, health-related, and psychological characteristics, attitudes toward immunization, and the use of information sources regarding COVID-19. We have constructed multivariable logistic regression to estimate the factors associated with the adoption of three preventive measures: 3Cs avoidance, hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene. Results: socioeconomic variables, psychological variables, and the use of information sources are significantly associated with the adoption of preventive measures. The more information sources one uses, the more likely one is to adopt preventive measures. Trust in healthcare professionals is positively associated with adopting preventive measures. On the other hand, negative correlations between trust in social media and preventive behaviors were observed. Conclusions: encouraging access to multiple information sources, utilizing communication channels, and modifying messaging according to target groups are essential to promote COVID-19 preventive measures.

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Hwang, Eui-Ryong, and Tae-Young Kim. "Intensification of the education of public health, hygiene, and martial arts during the Japanese colonial period (1937–1945)." Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation 14, no. 2 (April 26, 2018): 160–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.12965/jer.1836130.065.

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Kawamoto, Makiko, Hirokazu Tanaka, Akinari Sakurai, Hiroki Otagiri, Imahito Karasawa, Shin-ichi Yamada, and Hiroshi Kurita. "Exploration of correlation of oral hygiene and condition with influenza infection." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (August 18, 2021): e0254981. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254981.

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Influenza viruses are known to be infected through epithelial cells of the upper respiratory tract. The oral cavity is in close anatomical proximity to the upper respiratory tract, and it is conceivable that the viruses could pass through the oral cavity and infect to the upper respiratory tract. Several researchers have suggested that colonization of certain pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pneumoniae might affect the risk of influenza viral disease, indicating that oral hygiene and/or condition might play an important role in respiratory viral infection. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether an oral hygiene/condition might impact influenza infection. We conducted a retrospective observational study of Japanese citizens’ regional cohort (N = 2,904) consisting of National Health Insurance beneficiaries who underwent annual health/dental examination with data entries in the Kokuho database (KDB). Trained dentists checked the oral hygiene/condition, and saliva specimens were examined using the LION dental saliva multi-test (SMT) kit. Influenza infection was identified from the diagnosis recorded in the KDB. The correlations between influenza infection and oral hygiene, dryness of the mouth, or various salivary test results were examined by a multivariate analysis adjusting for confounding factors such as gender, age, recent smoking, alcohol drinking, BMI, HbA1c, RBC for influenza infection. The logistic regression model showed that age significantly correlated with influenza infection. In addition, oral hygiene status had a nearly significant impact on influenza infection (p = 0.061), whereby, the subjects with poor oral hygiene had a higher risk of influenza infection than those with good oral hygiene (odds ratio: 1.63, 95% confidence interval: 0.89–2.95). Further, the prevalence of influenza infection was lower in the subjects with saliva weakly acidic and/or containing higher protein level. The results of this study suggested that the maintenance of oral health conditions might be one of the pivotal factors for preventing and reducing influenza infection.

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Mohamed, Iman, Safari Kinung’hi, Pauline N. M. Mwinzi, Isaac O. Onkanga, Kennedy Andiego, Geoffrey Muchiri, Maurice R. Odiere, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, and Annette Olsen. "Diet and hygiene practices influence morbidity in schoolchildren living in Schistosomiasis endemic areas along Lake Victoria in Kenya and Tanzania—A cross-sectional study." PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 12, no. 3 (March 28, 2018): e0006373. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006373.

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Lynteris, Christos. "From Prussia to China: Japanese Colonial Medicine and Gotō Shinpei’s Combination of Medical Police and Local Self-Administration." Medical History 55, no. 3 (July 2011): 343–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025727300005378.

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Recent historical investigation into the rise of ‘biopolitical modernity’ in China has shed some surprising light. While it was long thought that British public health initiatives entered China via Hong Kong, the recent work of Ruth Rogaski, Philippe Chemouilli and others has established that it was actually early Japanese colonialism that played the crucial role. It was the Meiji Empire's hygiene reform projects in Taiwan and Manchuria that provided the model for Republican China. Curiously overlooked by medical historians has been one of the major early works of Japanese public health that directly inspired and guided this colonial medical enterprise. This was that of the Japanese health reformer and colonial officer, Gotō Shinpei (1857–1929), and it was undertaken in Munich as a doctoral thesis under the supervision of Max von Pettenkofer. In this article, I focus on the way in which Shinpei dealt in his thesis with the relations between centralisation and local self-administration as one of the key issues facing hygienic modernisation and colonial biopolitical control.

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Hamada, Risa, Yuko Ueda, Keiko Wada, Isao Saito, Hiroshi Nomura, Michihiro Kamijima, Kunihiko Nakane, Chisato Nagata, Takaaki Kondo, and Jun Ueyama. "Ten-year temporal trends (2006–2015) and seasonal-differences in urinary metabolite concentrations of novel, hygiene-used pyrethroids in Japanese children." International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 225 (April 2020): 113448. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.113448.

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Ohara, Yuki, Yoshiaki Nomura, Yuko Yamamoto, Ayako Okada, Noriyasu Hosoya, Nobuhiro Hanada, Hirohiko Hirano, and Noriko Takei. "Daily Tasks and Willingness to Work of Dental Hygienists in Nursing Facilities Using Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Survey 2019." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6 (March 18, 2021): 3152. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063152.

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Oral health care by dental hygienists contributes to the maintenance of nutritional and general health for older people in nursing facilities. This study aimed to investigate daily tasks and willingness to work among dental hygienists working in nursing facilities in Japan. In 2019, using a self-administered questionnaire, a postal cross-sectional survey was conducted among members of the Japanese Dental Hygienists’ Association. Questionnaires were distributed to all 16,722 Association members (responses, n = 8932; return rate, 53.4%). We analysed data from 368 dental hygienists currently working in nursing facilities. Item response theory and correspondence analyses were performed. In total, >90% of dental hygienists undertook oral examinations and provided oral hygiene instructions to residents and facility staff. In contrast, the implementation rate of tasks related to interprofessional collaboration was relatively low (approximately 50%), and 72.6% of dental hygienists indicated that they wanted to continue working in nursing facilities. Their willingness to work was closely associated with work involving interprofessional collaboration. Our study findings showed that dental hygienists’ work content in nursing facilities was diverse, but that there was variation in implemented tasks. Willingness to continue working in nursing facilities was associated with interprofessional collaboration among dental hygienists.

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HYUN, Jaehwan. "The Emergence and Development of Hygienic Masks in Colonial Korea." Korean Journal of Medical History 31, no. 1 (April 30, 2022): 181–220. http://dx.doi.org/10.13081/kjmh.2022.31.181.

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This paper examines the social life of masks in colonial Korea with a focus on their use in hygienic practices. It argues that masks first appeared in the disease control scene in late 1919 when the Governor-General of Korea belatedly introduced preventative measures against the Spanish Influenza pandemic. Since then, the central and regional hygiene authorities had begun to encourage colonial Koreans to wear masks whenever respiratory disease epidemics transpired. Simultaneously, Korean doctors and news reporters framed mask-wearing as something needed for family hygiene, particularly for trans-seasonal child health care, and advised colonial Korean women to manage and wear masks. This paper also reveals that the primary type of masks used in colonial society was black-colored Japanese respirators. Its design was the main point of contention in the debates on the effectiveness of masks against disease infection. Finally, it also highlights that the wide support of using masks by medical doctors and authorities was not based on scientific evidence but on empirical rules they developed through the pandemic and epidemics. The mask-usage practice would be challenged only when South Korean doctors reframed it as a “Japanese custom not grounded on science” at the height of postcolonial nationalism and the raised concern about the artifact’s usefulness during the Hong Kong Influenza pandemic of 1968.

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Nakahara, Momoko, Naoki Toyama, Daisuke Ekuni, Noriko Takeuchi, Takayuki Maruyama, Aya Yokoi, Daiki Fukuhara, Nanami Sawada, Yukiho Nakashima, and Manabu Morita. "Trends in Self-Rated Oral Health and Its Associations with Oral Health Status and Oral Health Behaviors in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from 2011 to 2019." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 20 (October 20, 2022): 13580. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013580.

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Self-rated oral health (SROH) is a valid, comprehensive indicator of oral health status. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to analyze how oral health behaviors and clinical oral status were associated with SROH and how they had changed over the course of nine years in Japanese university students. Data were obtained from 17,996 students who underwent oral examinations and completed self-questionnaires from 2011 to 2019. Oral status was assessed using the decayed and filled teeth scores, bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth, the Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S), oral health behaviors, and related factors. SROH improved from 2011 to 2019. The logistic regression model showed that university students who were female and had a high daily frequency of tooth brushing, no BOP, no decayed teeth, no filled teeth, and a low OHI-S score and were significantly more likely to report very good, good, or fair SROH. An interaction effect was observed between survey year and regular dental check-ups (year × regular dental check-ups). The improvement trend in SROH might be associated with changes in oral health behaviors and oral health status.

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Shimizu, Toshio. "Health claims on functional foods: the Japanese regulations and an international comparison." Nutrition Research Reviews 16, no. 2 (December 2003): 241–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/nrr200363.

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The Japanese scientific academic community defined ‘functional food’ early in the 1980s. That is, functional foods are those that have three functions. The primary function is nutrition. The secondary function is a sensory function or sensory satisfaction. The third is the tertiary function, which is physiological. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) set up ‘Foods for Specified Health Use’ (FOSHU) in 1991 as a regulatory system to approve the statements made on food labels concerning the effect of the food on the human body. Food products applying for approval by FOSHU are scientifically evaluated in terms of their effectiveness and safety by the Council of Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Hygiene under the MHLW. The regulatory range of FOSHU was broadened in 2001 to accept the forms of capsules and tablets in addition to those of conventional foods. FOSHU increased the total to about 330 items in January 2003. The MHLW enacted a new regulatory system, ‘Foods with Health Claims’, in April 2001, which consists of the existing FOSHU system and the newly established ‘Foods with Nutrient Function Claims’ (FNFC). Under the FNFC, twelve vitamins (vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E, D, biotin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, and niacin) and two minerals (Ca and Fe) are standardized. Examples of claims regarding these substances are as follows: ‘Calcium is a nutrient which is necessary to form bones and teeth’; ‘Vitamin D is a nutrient which promotes calcium absorption in the gut intestine and aids in the formation of bones.’ The upper and lower levels of the daily consumption of these nutrients are also determined. The labelling of functional foods should always be based on scientific evidence and be in harmony with international standards. The nutrient–function claim was adopted in the guidelines for nutrition claims by the Codex Alimentarius in 1997. The claims of the Japanese FNFC are equivalent to the nutrient function claims standardized by the Codex Alimentarius. The enhanced function claim and the disease risk-reduction claims were proposed by both the Codex Alimentarius and an Economic Union project in 1999. The structure function claim, which is similar to the enhanced function claim, was enacted by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act in the USA in 1994. Most of the statements of the Japanese FOSHU system are close to the category of structure/function claims in the USA or the enhanced function claims of the Codex Alimentarius.

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Nakahara, Momoko, Daisuke Ekuni, Kota Kataoka, Aya Yokoi, Yoko Uchida-Fukuhara, Daiki Fukuhara, Terumasa Kobayashi, et al. "Living with Family Is Directly Associated with Regular Dental Checkup and Indirectly Associated with Gingival Status among Japanese University Students: A 3-Year Cohort Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 1 (January 5, 2021): 324. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010324.

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Although some studies showed that lifestyle was associated with oral health behavior, few studies investigated the association between household type and oral health behavior. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the association between household type, oral health behavior, and periodontal status among Japanese university students. Data were obtained from 377 students who received oral examinations and self-questionnaires in 2016 and 2019. We assessed periodontal status using the percentage of bleeding on probing (%BOP), probing pocket depth, oral hygiene status, oral health behaviors, and related factors. We used structural equation modeling to determine the association between household type, oral health behaviors, gingivitis, and periodontitis. At follow-up, 252 students did not live with their families. The mean ± standard deviation of %BOP was 35.5 ± 24.7 at baseline and 32.1 ± 25.3 at follow-up. In the final model, students living with their families were significantly more likely to receive regular dental checkup than those living alone. Regular checkup affected the decrease in calculus. The decrease in calculus affected the decrease in %BOP over 3 years. Living with family was directly associated with regular dental checkups and indirectly contributed to gingival status among Japanese university students.

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Naruse, Takashi, Anthony G. Tuckett, Hiroshige Matsumoto, and Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani. "Measurement Development for Japanese Clients’ Experiences during Adult Day Care Service Use (The J-AdaCa Tool)." Healthcare 8, no. 4 (September 24, 2020): 363. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040363.

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Adult day care (ADC) is among the most common services in the Japanese long-term care context, but information on how such care is offered remains scarce. This study aimed to develop a measurement tool to assess the richness of clients’ experiences regarding their ADC service use. Through a collaboration with ADC administrators and staff, semi-structured interviews were conducted with three ADC clients (in one ADC agency), and a questionnaire survey (17 items about clients’ and their families’ experiences within ADC) was applied to 360 ADC clients (in 11 ADC agencies). Principle component analysis showed four factors regarding experience of ADC use: “Social participation”, “Hygiene and health”, “Exercise and eating habits”, and “Family support”. These positive experiences might be effectively provided if stakeholders refer to clients’ needs during ADC experiences, and their effective provision may relate to better care outcomes.

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Islam, Md Monirul, Daisuke Ekuni, Naoki Toyama, Ayano Taniguchi-Tabata, Kota Kataoka, Yoko Uchida-Fukuhara, Daiki Fukuhara, et al. "Association between Sleep Quality and Duration and Periodontal Disease among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 9 (April 27, 2020): 3034. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17093034.

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The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between sleep quality and duration, and periodontal disease among a group of young Japanese university students. First-year students (n = 1934) at Okayama University who voluntarily underwent oral health examinations were included in the analysis. Sleep quality and duration were assessed by the Japanese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Dentists examined Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S), probing pocket depth (PPD), and percentage of sites with bleeding on probing (BOP). Periodontal disease was defined as presence of PPD ≥ 4 mm and BOP ≥ 30%. Overall, 283 (14.6%) students had periodontal disease. Poor sleep quality was observed among 372 (19.2%) students. Mean (± standard deviation) sleep duration was 7.1 ± 1.1 (hours/night). In the logistic regression analysis, periodontal disease was significantly associated with OHI-S (odds ratio [OR]: 2.30, 95% confident interval [CI]: 1.83–2.90; p < 0.001), but not sleep quality (OR: 1.09, 95% CI: 0.79–1.53; p = 0.577) or sleep duration (OR: 0.98, CI: 0.87–1.10; p = 0.717). In conclusion, sleep quality and duration were not associated with periodontal disease among this group of young Japanese university students.

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Yokomichi, Hiroshi, Mie Mochizuki, Reiji Kojima, Sayaka Horiuchi, Tadao Ooka, Yuka Akiyama, Kunio Miyake, et al. "High Incidence of Atopic Dermatitis among Children Whose Fathers Work in Primary Industry: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3 (February 3, 2022): 1761. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031761.

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The hygiene hypothesis assumes a low incidence of allergic diseases in families engaging in farming work. However, a few studies have indicated rural life as a potential risk factor for atopic dermatitis (AD). Using a large Japanese birth cohort dataset, we calculated the accumulated incidence of AD in children aged 6 months and 1, 2, and 3 years by family business and the hazard ratio. We adjusted for confounding factors. The father’s job was considered the family business. We analysed data on 41,469 father–child pairs at 6 months of age, 40,067 pairs at 1 year, 38,286 pairs at 2 years, and 36,570 pairs at 3 years. We found the highest accumulated incidence of AD among children with fathers engaged in primary industry, with 2.5% at the age of 6 months, 6.6% at 1 year, 12.0% at 2 years, and 15.4% at 3 years. Among primary industry occupations, forestry was associated with the highest incidence of AD across these ages. The hazard ratio of AD was also highest for children whose family business was primary industry. In conclusion, the highest incidence and hazard ratio of AD were observed among children whose fathers worked in primary industry.

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Nagpal, Ravinder, and Yuichiro Yamashiro. "Gut Microbiota Composition in Healthy Japanese Infants and Young Adults Born by C-Section." Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism 73, Suppl. 3 (2018): 4–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000490841.

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Our gut microbiome plays a fundamental role in our health and disease. The microbial colonization of human gut begins immediately at birth and is an indispensable natural process that modulates our physiology and immunity. Recent studies are elegantly revealing how and when these microbes colonize the gut and what elements could potentially influence this natural phenomenon. The vertical mother-to-baby transmission of microbes is a crucial factor for normal development and maturation of newborn’s immune, metabolic as well as neurological health. This important and delicate process of gut microbiota development may be impacted by various factors such as birth mode, type of feeding, gestational age at birth, antibiotics exposure in early life, surrounding environment and hygiene settings, and so on. Perturbations in early life gut microbial colonization have been associated with the development of several diseases such as diabetes, obesity, asthma, allergies, celiac disease, neurodevelopmental disorders, and so on. However, it remains unclear whether predisposition to these diseases is due to the lack of acquisition of the mother’s (vaginal and perianal) microbes during birth or because of abnormal exposure to unsolicited bacteria. Hence, studies are required to scrutinize the colonization pattern of infant gut microbiome in context to birth mode and also to elucidate how long these differences could persist. In these contexts, we review and discuss some of the findings obtained from recent investigation of the gut microbiota composition in healthy Japanese infants and young adults born vaginally or by C-section.

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Furuta, Michiko, Kenji Takeuchi, Toru Takeshita, Yukie Shibata, Shino Suma, Shinya Kageyama, Mikari Asakawa, et al. "10-year trend of tooth loss and associated factors in a Japanese population-based longitudinal study." BMJ Open 11, no. 8 (August 2021): e048114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048114.

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ObjectivesWe examined the trend in the number of missing teeth in a Japanese community over a 10-year period and the potential associated explanatory factors.DesignProspective cohort study.SettingA population-based study conducted in 2007, 2012 and 2017 in Japan (Hisayama Study).ParticipantsResidents of a Japanese community aged 40–79 years undergoing dental examination in 2007 (n=2665), 2012 (n=2325) and 2017 (n=2285).Outcome measuresThe number of missing teeth, periodontal condition, dental caries experience, dental plaque index and oral health behaviours were evaluated each year. The longitudinal analysis of variation in these factors were assessed using mixed models.ResultsThe age-adjusted and sex-adjusted mean number of missing teeth decreased with time (6.80 in 2007, 6.01 in 2012 and 4.99 in 2017). The mean clinical attachment level (CAL), prevalence of periodontitis and dental plaque index decreased over the study period, while dental caries experience slightly increased. The level of oral health behaviour increased over time. Poisson mixed models showed that changes in mean CAL and dental caries experience were positively associated with the change in the number of missing teeth over time. Linear mixed models showed that changes in dental plaque index and no regular dental visit were positively associated with changes in mean CAL.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that a decreasing trend regarding the number of missing teeth in Japan might be associated with improvements in the periodontal condition due to changes in oral hygiene level and oral health behaviour.

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Akiyama, Tsuyoshi. "Profile of psychiatry in Japan." International Psychiatry 4, no. 2 (April 2007): 35–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/s1749367600001752.

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During the Edo period in Japan (1603–1867), people with mental illness were not excluded from society. Upon the introduction of European psychiatry around the 1870s, Japanese society became more discriminatory, however. In 1900 a primary law was introduced to regulate the custody of patients. In 1919 another law was approved to facilitate the establishment of public psychiatric hospitals. In 1950 the Mental Hygiene Law was enacted to prohibit home custody. However, these regulations did not assure quality of care or protect service users' rights. Also, after the Second World War, many private psychiatric hospitals were built, but this expansion of the sector was not well thought out or well coordinated. In Japan, the government regulates the private health sector only insofar as it sets standardised fees for treatments and carries out basic quality assurance.

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Sakikawa, Makiko, Shunichi Noda, Masachi Hanaoka, Hirotoshi Nakayama, Satoshi Hojo, Shigeko Kakinoki, Maki Nakata, Takashi Yasuda, Tsuyomu Ikenoue, and Toshiyuki Kojima. "Anti-Toxoplasma Antibody Prevalence, Primary Infection Rate, and Risk Factors in a Study of Toxoplasmosis in 4,466 Pregnant Women in Japan." Clinical and Vaccine Immunology 19, no. 3 (December 28, 2011): 365–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/cvi.05486-11.

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ABSTRACTToxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by infection withToxoplasma gondiiand is prevalent worldwide under various climatic conditions. It is usually asymptomatic, but infection in pregnant women can pose serious health problems for the fetus. However, epidemiological information regarding toxoplasmosis in Japanese pregnant women is limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-Toxoplasmaantibodies, the primary infection rate, and the risk factors for toxoplasmosis in Japanese pregnant women. We measured anti-Toxoplasmaantibody titers in 4,466 pregnant women over a period of 7.5 years and simultaneously conducted interviews to identify the risk factors for toxoplasmosis. The overall prevalence of anti-Toxoplasmaantibodies was 10.3%, and it was significantly higher in women aged above 35 years. The rate of primaryToxoplasmainfection during pregnancy was estimated to be 0.25%. A possibility of infection in the later stages of pregnancy was identified for those women who were not infected in the early stages. A history of raw meat intake was identified to be a risk factor related to toxoplasmosis. Therefore, to lower the risk of toxoplasmosis, pregnant women should refrain from eating raw and undercooked meat and maintain personal hygiene.

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Ikeda, Wakaha, Yutaka Inaba, Tatsuya Takeshita, Katsumi Yoshida, Kumiko Ogoshi, and Kazushi Okamoto. "Does the Japanese Society for Hygiene need its own Code of Conduct? A comparison of the responses of councilors and junior members based on a questionnaire survey." Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 16, no. 3 (September 23, 2010): 178–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12199-010-0175-9.

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HARA-KUDO, Y., and S. KUMAGAI. "Impact of seafood regulations forVibrio parahaemolyticusinfection and verification by analyses of seafood contamination and infection." Epidemiology and Infection 142, no. 11 (July 31, 2014): 2237–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268814001897.

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SUMMARYConsumption of seafood contaminated withVibrio parahaemolyticuscauses foodborne infections, which are on the rise owing to increased consumption of raw seafood in Asia, Europe, North America, and other regions.V. parahaemolyticusinfections have been common in Japan since the 1960s. Following an epidemic in 1997, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare instituted regulations for seafood in 1999, which appear to be reducingV. parahaemolyticusinfections. In this review, we describe the scientific findings for these regulations. Analyses of theV. parahaemolyticusserotypes and isolate characteristics in samples from infected patients and contaminated seafood are discussed. In addition, based on the results of a survey, we show that new food safety regulations have led to improvements in food hygiene at many seafood retail shops, food service facilities, and restaurants. This example from Japan could be of immense help to control foodborne infections in other countries.

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Arafune, Johichi, Hiromasa Tsujiguchi, Akinori Hara, Yukari Shimizu, Daisuke Hori, Thao Thi Thu Nguyen, Fumihiko Suzuki, et al. "Increased Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis in Children Aged 0–3 Years Highly Exposed to Parabens." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 21 (November 6, 2021): 11657. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111657.

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The prevalence of allergic diseases, such as bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, nasal allergies (pollinosis), and food allergies, has been increasing in many countries. The hygiene hypothesis was recently considered from the perspective of exposure to antimicrobial agents and preservatives, such as parabens (CAS number, 94-13-3). It currently remains unclear whether parabens, which are included in many daily consumer products such as cosmetics, shampoos, and personal care products as preservative antimicrobial agents, induce or aggravate allergies. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between exposure to parabens and the prevalence of allergic diseases in Japanese children. The cross-sectional epidemiology of 236 children aged 0–3 years who underwent health examinations in Shika town in Japan assessed individual exposure to parabens using urinary concentrations of parabens. The results obtained showed that the prevalence of atopic dermatitis was significantly higher in children with high urinary concentrations of parabens than in those with low concentrations (p < 0.001). This relationship remained significant after adjustments for confounding factors, such as age, sex, Kaup’s index, and passive smoking (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the present results from a population study suggested a relationship between atopic dermatitis and exposure to parabens. A longitudinal study using a larger sample number and a detailed examination of atopic dermatitis, including EASI scores and exposure to parabens, will be necessary.

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Sciberras, E., M. Mulraney, F. Mensah, F. Oberklaid, D. Efron, and H. Hiscock. "Sustained impact of a sleep intervention and moderators of treatment outcome for children with ADHD: a randomised controlled trial." Psychological Medicine 50, no. 2 (January 18, 2019): 210–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291718004063.

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AbstractBackgroundWe aim to (1) determine whether a behavioural sleep intervention for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) leads to sustained benefits; and (2) examine the factors associated with treatment response.MethodsThis study was a randomised controlled trial of 244 children (5–13 years) with ADHD from Victoria, Australia. All participants had a moderate/severe sleep problem that met American Academy of Sleep Medicine criteria for an eligible sleep disorder by parent report. The two-session intervention covered sleep hygiene and standardised behavioural strategies. The control group received usual care. Parent- and teacher-reported outcomes at 12 months included sleep, ADHD severity, quality of life, daily functioning, behaviour, and parent mental health. Adjusted mixed effects regression analyses examined 12 month outcomes. Interaction analyses were used to determine moderators of intervention outcomes over time. The trial was registered with ISRCTN, http://www.controlled-trials.com (ISRCTN68819261).ResultsIntervention children were less likely to have a moderate/severe sleep problem by parent report at 12 months compared to usual care children (28.4% v. 46.5%, p = 0.03). Children in the intervention group fared better than the usual care group in terms of parent-reported ADHD symptoms (Cohen's d: −0.3, p < 0.001), quality of life (d: 0.4, p < 0.001), daily functioning (d: −0.5, p < 0.001), and behaviour (d: −0.3, p = 0.005) 12 months later. The benefits of the intervention over time in terms of sleep were less for children not taking ADHD medication and children with parents experiencing depression.ConclusionsA behavioural sleep intervention for ADHD is associated with small sustained improvements in child wellbeing. Children who are not taking ADHD medication or have parents with depression may require follow-up booster sleep sessions.

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Sarabian, Cecile, and Andrew J. J. MacIntosh. "Hygienic tendencies correlate with low geohelminth infection in free-ranging macaques." Biology Letters 11, no. 11 (November 2015): 20150757. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0757.

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Parasites are ubiquitous in nature and can be costly to animal fitness, so hosts have evolved behavioural counter-strategies to mitigate infection risk. We investigated feeding-related infection-avoidance strategies in Japanese macaques via field-experimentation and observation. We first examined risk sensitivity during foraging tasks involving faecally contaminated or debris-covered food items, and then investigated individual tendencies to manipulate food items during natural foraging bouts. We concurrently monitored geohelminth infection in all subjects. We ran a principal component analysis on the observational/experimental data to generate a hygienic index across individuals and found that hygienic tendencies towards faeces avoidance and food manipulation correlated negatively with geohelminth infection. Females scored higher in hygienic tendencies than males, which might contribute to the common vertebrate pattern of male-biased infection. The behavioural tendencies observed may reflect a general form of hygiene, providing a mechanism of behavioural immunity against parasites with implications for the evolution and diversification of health maintenance strategies in humans.

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