Mar 01, 2020 09:00:00

Only 5% of people wash their hands after a toilet, what is the right way to wash their hands?

It is said that the

new coronavirus, which has been rampant since December 2019, can lower the risk of infection by washing hands with alcohol and soap. However, it has been reported that more than 90% of the people do not wash their hands properly, and few adults perform proper hand washing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (CDC) re-explains proper hand washing techniques.

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Washing your hands correctly is fundamental to public health and one of the most important infection control measures. A meta-analysis performed in 2008 showed that public health improvements from handwashing reduced gastrointestinal illness by 31% and respiratory illness by 21%. A study published in 2019 also shows that strengthening handwashing at airports around the world could reduce the potential pandemic risk by 24% to 69% and handwashing at 10 major airports worldwide It is said that pandemic risk can be reduced by up to 37% simply by increasing the number of pandemics.

On the other hand, a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2018 showed that 97% of respondents said that after going to the bathroom, they said they did not wash their hands sufficiently, It turned out that hand washing was not performed. According to a 2013 (PDF file) observational study , only about 5% of people washed their hands for more than 15 seconds after adding a toilet. The average hand-washing time was only 6 seconds for men and 7 seconds for women.

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The CDC warns that you should wash your hands at the following times:

・ Before preparing meals, during preparing meals, after preparing meals
・ Before eating
・ Before and after caring for a person with vomiting or diarrhea at home
・ Before and after treating cuts and injuries
・ After using the toilet
・ After changing baby diapers
・ After taking care of the child who added the toilet
・ Blow your nose, cough ( Cough ) After sneezing or sneezing
・ After touching animals, their food, hair and excrement
・ After touching garbage

In addition, the CDC states that the following five steps should be followed to ensure proper hand washing.

1: Hand with clean running water Wet ( Nu ) When you stop the faucet, pick up the soap.
2: Rub your hands with soap and lather your hands and wash the back of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
3: Rub hands for at least 20 seconds. The CDC has indicated that it is time to sing ' Happy Birthday To You ' twice when washing your hands from beginning to end.
4: Rinse your hands with clean running water.
5: Dry hands thoroughly with a clean towel or wind.

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The CDC states that washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of bacteria in most situations, but if soap and water are not available, use more than 60% alcohol. It is recommended that the disinfectant be rubbed into the hands and fingers for approximately 20 seconds. However, alcohol disinfectants do not always eliminate all bacteria and viruses, and it is necessary to be careful as it may not be effective if the hands are very dirty.

`` Our study shows that proper hand washing can help prevent the spread of disease and reduce the risk of pandemics, '' said Leuven Fanes, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the airport, who published a study on the effects of handwashing at airports. And a potentially effective solution. '