Tuesday, September 27, 2005

NASTY! Check Out This Handwashing Study

NY Times: "In a nationwide poll, conducted from Aug/19 to Aug/22 by Harris Interactive, 1013 adults were interviewed about their hand washing habits. Then observers were sent into public restrooms to see what actually happened. 91% of adults claimed in the poll that they washed their hands after using a public restroom. But of the 6336 adults whose behavior was observed, only 82% actually did so. Washing hands after changing a baby's diaper is also far from a universal habit, with only 64% of men and 82% of women reporting that they did so." Dear God... I must be a germaphobe: At work w/all the lil kiddos, I wash my hands BEFORE I go to the bathroom and then AFTER I go, as well. And the bit about changing a diaper and not washing hands? Not in this lifetime. She's my baby, but her body fluids are still germy.
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