A shocking 50% of Americans still do not wash hands before doing it with food, the study says
New research reveals that America's hand washing habits could always use improvement, despite today's concerns.
Hand washing, hand wash, hand washing: it is one of the most powerful ways you hear health experts say that we can avoid the spread of germs and infections, such asCOVID-19 [Feminine. And with the summer - the season with the highest food poisoning rates - on us, good hand hygiene is essential. However, a brand of water purification has recently conducted a consumer survey across the country to find pretty impassioned trends in our last hand washing habits.
Continue reading to learn what thePURONICS SURVEY discovery on the hand washing routine in the hand of America and do not miss10 errors that you do with hand disinfecting.
After using the toilet ...
These little ones seem to know that it is important to rub in the bathroom, but nearly one third of the participants in the study Puronics admitted do not wash your hands after using the toilet.
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Before eating…
In this study, 8% of participants reported that it is very important to wash your hands before eating. (Really ... only 8%?) If you do not believe that hand washing before a meal is important, please read163 sick people in 43 states of contact with this, CDC warns.
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Although these 8% say it is very important to wash your hands before eating, in the study, only 42% -yep, less than half - says they always do it.
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A sex is slightly better on hand hygiene.
Twenty-seven percent of men are more likelynot Wash hands before eating women (25%), according to the survey. To verifyBad personal hygiene habits that can affect your life
Some are still not Suding.
Fifty-one percent of respondents reported not always use soap when they wash their hands. ReadBad personal hygiene habits that can affect your life.
We do not spend enough time sink.
Disease control and prevention centersrecommended A 20-second session for hand washing, while 38% of respondents said they washed their hands for 15 seconds or less.
Although it is not clear, how many individuals participated in the Puronic Survey or the way they bought their answers, this update is such a key reminder that we should all wash their hands. If you stay healthy, keep reading: