Johnson H Durell, Sholcosky Danielle, Gabello Karen, Ragni Robert, Ogonosky Nicole
Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, Dunmore 18512, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 2003 Dec;97(3 Pt 1):805-10. doi: 10.2466/pms.2003.97.3.805.
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.
在普通人群中，使用卫生间后洗手的情况普遍较差，而一种常用的增加洗手频率的方法是张贴提醒人们洗手的标识。当前的研究考察了公共卫生间中有无提醒洗手标识与洗手行为之间的关联。促使洗手行为的标识会提醒卫生间使用者什么是可接受的行为，并且假设这些标识的存在与洗手行为的增加有关。对大学校园里175名使用公共卫生间的人员（95名女性和80名男性）的观察表明，在没有标识的情况下，观察到61%的女性和37%的男性洗手，比如用肥皂洗手；在有标识的情况下，观察到97%的女性和35%的男性洗手。此外，在没有标识的情况下，观察到53%的男性和38%的女性只是冲洗了手，比如不用肥皂洗手；在有标识的情况下，观察到55%的男性和2%的女性只是冲洗了手。将根据与洗手性别差异以及洗手行为视觉提示的有无相关的可能因素来讨论研究结果。
