Demographic Characteristics, Experiences, and Beliefs Associated with Hand Hygiene Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Czeisler, Mark É. ; Garcia-Williams, Amanda G. ; Molinari, Noelle-Angelique M. ; Gharpure, Radhika ; Li, Yiman ; Barrett, Catherine E. ; Robbins, Rebecca ; Facer-Childs, Elise R. ; Barger, Laura K. ; Czeisler, Charles A. ; Rajaratnam, Shantha M. W. ; Howard, Mark E.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Hand hygiene, including handwashing with soap and water and using hand sanitizer containing >/= 60% alcohol, is one measure recommended to prevent COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. What is added by this report? In an Internet-based survey, approximately 85% of 4,817 U.S. adults reported frequent hand hygiene after contact with public surfaces. Males, young adults, respondents with lower concern about risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, and respondents without personal COVID-19 experience reported less frequent hand hygiene. What are the implications for public health practice? COVID-19 messages should continue promoting hand hygiene, particularly among men and young adults. Messages addressing COVID-19 risk perceptions and making handwashing accessible and hand sanitizer available by facilities in public settings should be considered to encourage and facilitate hand hygiene. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Alcoholic Beverages Behavior Communicable Diseases COVID-19 Demography Disinfectants Ethnicity Hand Hygiene Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Promotion Occupational Health Pandemics Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Viral Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Viral infections; Viral diseases; Infectious diseases; Infection control; Infection prevention; Humans; Men; Women; Adolescents; Public health; Hand washing; Sanitation; Disinfectants; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Alcohol; Recommendations; Health surveys; Website; Demographic characteristics; Behavior; Attitude; Risk factors; Risk management; Safety education; Safety measures; Health communications
• Source:
  MMWR 2020 Oct; 69(41):1485-1491
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  33056951
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7561087
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Colys, Mallory ; Baste, Sneha ; Chong, Daniel ; Toll, Rebecca ; Capodilupo, Emily ; Drane, Alexandra ; Winnay, Sarah S.
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061208
• Contact Point Address:
  Mark É. Czeisler, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
• Email:
  mark.czeisler@fulbrightmail.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8a8527639afaf8afd37a5135a6b4a1e1a2494c410dea7e8ce2cedbb4ca0b5ae6719a7b3338f62f67afde33c110e0421aa47eb09d6e4b6d6c6e7445d5a97b5e2b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/95817/cdc_95817_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 154.00 KB ]