Hand-washing, hand-washing, hand-washing: It's one of the most powerful ways you've heard health experts say we can avoid the spread of germs and infections, like COVID-19. And with summer—the season with the highest food poisoning rates—upon us, good hand hygiene is critical. However, a water purifying brand recently conducted a survey of consumers across the country to find some pretty unappetizing trends in our most recent hand-washing habits.
Keep reading to learn what the Puronics survey uncovered about America's spotty hand-washing routine.
After using the restroom…
These little ones seem to know it's important to scrub up in the bathroom, but nearly one-third of participants in the Puronics study admitted to not washing their hands after using the restroom.
Before eating…
In this study, 8% of participants said it's very important to wash their hands before eating. (Really… only 8%?) If you don't believe hand-washing before a meal is important.
Only this percent said they do wash their hands before eating.
While those 8% say it's very important to wash their hands before eating, in the study, just 42%—yep, less than half—said they always do..
One gender is slightly better about hand hygiene.
Twenty-seven percent of men are more likely not to wash their hands before eating than women (25%), according to the survey.
Some still aren't sudsing up.
Fifty-one percent of respondents said they don't always use soap when they wash their hands.
We're not spending enough time at the sink.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a 20-second session for hand-washing, while 38% of respondents said they wash their hands for only 15 seconds or less.
Although it's not clear how many individuals participated in the Puronics survey or how they sourced their responses, this update is such a key reminder about the fact that we all should be washing our hands.
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