Handwashing and disinfection precautions taken by U.S. adults to prevent coronavirus disease 2019, Spring 2020

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• Alternative Title:
  BMC Res Notes
• Personal Author:
  Brown, Laura G. ; Hoover, E. Rickamer ; Barrett, Catherine E. ; Vanden Esschert, Kayla L. ; Collier, Sarah A. ; Garcia-Williams, Amanda G.
• Description:
  Objectives
  
  The objectives of this study were to assess self-reported hygiene precautions taken by U.S. adults during spring 2020 to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to identify demographic characteristics associated with these hygiene precautions.
  
  Results
  
  We obtained data from Porter Novelli Public Services’s national survey, Spring ConsumerStyles, conducted March 19–April 9, 2020 among a nationally representative random sample of 6463 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older. We present data from the survey question: “What, if any, precautions are you taking to prevent coronavirus?”. Respondents replied yes or no to the following precautions: washing hands often with soap and water and disinfecting surfaces at home and work often. Most respondents reported taking hygiene-related precautions to prevent COVID-19; more respondents reported handwashing (93%) than disinfecting surfaces (74%). Men, younger respondents, those with lower income and education levels, and respondents in self-rated poor health had lower reported rates of both handwashing and disinfecting surfaces. Communications about hygiene precautions for COVID-19 prevention may need to target sub-populations with the greatest gaps in hygiene-related practices. Research identifying barriers to these practices and developing effective messaging could inform and improve these communications.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Disinfection Female Hand Disinfection Health Behavior Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Male Middle Aged Pandemics Poverty SARS-CoV-2 Socioeconomic Factors Surveys And Questionnaires Young Adult

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• Source:
  BMC Res Notes. 13
• Pubmed ID:
  33276806
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7716287
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  13
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a92d274dc3b4e8312082813bafd39388b979a83d9a11792c9bb6f21f0fc63bb0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98892/cdc_98892_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.01 MB ]