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KMID : 1143420200130433080
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Public Health Weekly Report
2020 Volume.13 No. 43 p.3080 ~ p.3093
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Analysis of Infection Preventive Behaviors (Hand washing and Cough etiquette): A national telephone and observation survey in Korea, 2019
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Lee Ju-Hyung
Jeon Young-Hyun
Kim Dong-Keun
Choi Jong-Hee
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Abstract
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Due to the coronavirus 19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other key stakeholders have recommended frequent hand washing and health hygiene/cough etiquette as these practices are known to be effective in preventing respiratory infectious diseases by blocking the transmission process. In the absence of a cure or vaccine for coronavirus 19, emphasis has been placed on the importance of practicing these preventive behaviors. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of the 2019 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s (KDCA) telephone survey and observation study on hand washing and cough etiquette. The KDCA telephone survey consisted of 6,514 adults and the observation study consisted of 2,500 adults. According to the results, 87.7% of the telephone survey respondents reported that they wash their hands after using toilet, while only 63.6% of the observational study subjects wash their hands after using toilet. The proportion of using upper arms or sleeves' for cough etiquette was 22.7% in 2019, a sharp increase from 6.2% in 2017. Overall, this study found that although the practice of preventive behaviors has increased, the telephone surveys and observation study results showed a large gap between actual and recommended practices. This study recommended taking measures to improve the preventive practices of hand washing and cough etiquette.
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KEYWORD
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Hand washing, Cough etiquette, Preventive behaviors
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