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Hand Hygiene Practices in Public Restrooms: Effects and Proposed Solutions

In: Safety and Health for Workers - Research and Practical Perspective

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  • Bankole Kolawole Fasanya
  • Moruf Adegbite
  • Maged Milhail
  • George L. Stefanek

Abstract

Human safety is a popular ongoing research area in personal hygiene. Researchers are mostly apprehensive about how to protect humans from different hazards in the environment. Thus, guidelines developed for good hand wash practices in the public restrooms have showed little or no impact on human behavior. This research examined hand wash acts in the public restrooms and proposed possible solutions to improve the practice. There are 427 people who participated in the study. Participant age ranged from 18 years old and upward: statistically, female, 63%; male, 35%; and unidentified, 2%. Descriptive statistics revealed 99.5% respondents approved restroom redesign for appropriate hand hygiene practice, while 49% suggested restroom device automation. Inferential statistics results on redesign with a Welsh t-test were statistically significant (t=1.967, df=300, p

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  • Bankole Kolawole Fasanya & Moruf Adegbite & Maged Milhail & George L. Stefanek, 2020. "Hand Hygiene Practices in Public Restrooms: Effects and Proposed Solutions," Chapters, in: Bankole Kolawole Fasanya (ed.), Safety and Health for Workers - Research and Practical Perspective, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:211468
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.92306
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    Keywords

    hygiene; human health; restroom; handwashing; ergonomics;
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    JEL classification:

    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy

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