A hand hygiene poster increased the likelihood men would wash their hands, according to a study in Human Communication Research. Researchers studied the hand washing behavior of 252 men aged 18 to 62 ...

Male college students who were exposed to a poster about men’s hand washing behavior were more likely to wash their hands than their counterparts who were not exposed to the poster, according to a ...

Tuesday, Oct. 15 is Global Handwashing Day. Hand washing, while essential to infection control and prevention, suffers from perennially low compliance rates, sometimes as low as 40 percent in ...

Johns Hopkins provides a free, downloadable PowerPoint that features nine colorful posters to help encourage proper hand hygiene and hand washing. Drown a bug, save a life, wash your hands Stop, hand ...

Washing your hands is one of the most basic habits all of us are taught as children, but many people take it for granted, carrying it forward into their adulthood. Every year, World Hand Hygiene Day ...

Hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of infections and diseases. Despite its importance, many myths exist, such as that using only water is enough or that ...

The history of hand washing as a medical practice for hygiene is some 130 years old. Until mid 1800, there was no practice of hand washing, Doctors would go from dissecting a cadaver to deliver a ...

QUEZON CITY (PIA) — The Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the importance of hygiene, especially through proper washing of the hands, as the country joins in the celebration of Global Handwashing ...

Mohammad Harun, a sales executive at a ceramic store, was pleasantly surprised to see a handwashing station at the entrance to his office this July. Like many others, he welcomed the initiative and ...

Biting nails and ripping off hangnails might seem harmless, but these vices can actually cause real damage. According to the ...

A lot of people think that washing hands is necessary only after using the washroom while it is not. There are so many other situations that require you to wash or sanitise your hands. Here is a list: ...