Hoque B A, Briend A
Community Health Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka.
J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 Feb;94(1):61-4.
The efficacy of handwashing using ash, soap, mud or plain water was tested in a group of 20 women living in a slum of Dhaka in Bangladesh. Each woman was asked to wash her hands using each of the washing agents and the efficacy of handwashing was assessed by comparing estimated faecal coliform counts from post-washing hand samples. Mud and ash were found to be as efficient as soap. Research on appropriate handwashing techniques in the light of the existing practices is suggested.
在孟加拉国达卡一个贫民窟居住的20名女性群体中，对使用灰烬、肥皂、泥浆或清水洗手的效果进行了测试。要求每位女性使用每种洗涤用品洗手，并通过比较洗手后手部样本中估计的粪大肠菌群数量来评估洗手效果。结果发现，泥浆和灰烬与肥皂的效果一样好。建议根据现有做法对适当的洗手技术进行研究。
