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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of hand washing education program on knowledge, attitude and practice of handwashing in elementary school. Methods: The subjects were 484 late school-aged children in Gyeonggi-do. Data were collected from Sep. 1 to Dec. 21, 2009. Results: 1) The handwashing education group (experimental group=E) showed higher score in knowledge of handwashing than the control group (C) (t=5.20, p<.001 ) as the E group scored 29.15() and the C group scored 27.52(). 2) The E group showed higher score in attitude of handwashing than the C group (t=6.58, p<.001 ) as the E group scored 39.60() and the C group scored 36.96(). 3) The E group showed higher score in practice of handwashing than the C group (t=2.64, p<.001). as the E group scored 45.90() and the C group scored 44.67(). Conclusion: The experimental group showed significantly higher scores in knowledge, attitude, practice and cognition of handwashing. This proves that the handwashing program was effective. It is necessary to apply more systematic and various handwashing education programs for other grade at schools.