Sex differences in public restroom handwashing behavior associated with visual behavior prompts
Sex differences in public restroom handwashing behavior associated with visual behavior prompts
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DOI：
10.2466/pms.97.7.805-810
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发表时间：
2003-12-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Ogonosky, N
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作者：
Johnson, HD;Sholcosky, D;Ogonosky, N
使用洗手间后洗手的情况普遍较差，一种用于增加洗手频率的常用方法是放置提醒个人洗手的标志。目前的研究调查了在公共卫生间洗手和提醒人们洗手的标志的存在和不存在之间的关系。提示洗手行为的标志提醒洗手间的顾客可接受的行为，这些标志的存在被假设为与洗手的增加有关。对175名使用大学校园公共卫生间的人（95名女性和80名男性）的观察表明，61%的女性和37%的男性观察到洗手，例如，97%的妇女和35%的男子在有标志的情况下洗手。此外，53%的男性和38%的女性观察到洗手，例如，在没有标志的情况下洗手，55%的男子和2%的妇女在标志面前洗手。结果进行了讨论，在洗手的性别差异和视觉提示洗手行为的存在和存在的可能因素。
Handwashing after using the restroom is generally poor across the population, and one common method used to increase the frequency of handwashing is to place signs reminding individuals to wash their hands. The current study examined the association between the absence and presence of signs reminding one to wash their hands and handwashing in public restrooms. Signs prompting handwashing behavior remind restroom patrons of acceptable behavior, and the presence of these signs is hypothesized to be associated with an increase in handwashing. Observation of 175 individuals (95 women and 80 men) using public restrooms on a university campus indicated that 61% of the women and 37% of the men observed washed their hands, e.g., washing hands with soap, in the absence of the sign, and 97% of the women and 35% of the men observed washed their hands in the presence of the sign. Further, 53% of the men and 38% of the women observed rinsed their hands, e.g., washing hands without soap, in the absence of the sign, and 55% of the men and 2% of the women observed rinsed their hands in the presence of the sign. Results are discussed in terms of possible factors associated with sex differences in handwashing and the absence and presence of visual prompts for handwashing behavior.