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Another Look at Hand-washing Behavior

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Hand-washing behavior among students at a large regional university was observed. The authors noted how hand-washing behavior varied by race, gender, and having an observer present. Of the 410 subjects observed, most (221) were men and 232 were white. The authors expected that more women than men would wash their hands and that few subjects would wash their hands for the time (15 seconds or more) recommended by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data support both of these propositions.

Source: Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal

DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2005.33.7.629

Authors: Elizabeth Monk-Turner, Donald Edwards, Josh Broadstone, Robert Hummel, Selena Lewis, Dorothy Wilson

Institution: Old Dominion University

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1982984245

FWCI: 0.427

Cites: 14

Cited by: 21

Related to: 10