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Knowledge, awareness and practice of the importance of hand-washing amongst children attending state run primary schools in rural Malawi

Anthony Martin GrimasonEnvironmental Health, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.Correspondence[email protected]
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Salule Joseph MasangwiWashted, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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Tracy Dawn MorseWashted, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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George Christopher JabuEnvironmental Health, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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Tara Kate BeattieEnvironmental Health, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
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Steven Elias TauloEnvironmental Health, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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Kingsley LunguEnvironmental Health, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
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Pages 31-43 | Received 21 Sep 2012, Accepted 17 Jan 2013, Published online: 11 Apr 2013

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