
Disease Incidence
Studies on global and national incidence and prevalence of hygiene-related infectious diseases, and the factors which determine susceptibility to infection

Infection Transmission
Studies on the chain of infection transmission in the home and in every day life including sources, survival, spread and exposure to infectious disease agents

Hygiene Procedures
Studies of the effectiveness of hygiene procedures including hand and surface hygiene, laundry hygiene etc

Hygiene Intervention Studies
Studies of the impact of hygiene interventions on infectious disease rates

Promoting Behaviour Change
Studies of strategies used to bring about behaviour change

Microbial Resistance
Studies on the relationship between use of antimicrobial/antibacterial products and development of reduced susceptibility to antimicrobials/antibiotics

Hygiene Hypothesis
Studies of the hygiene hypothesis and its implications for hygiene