A mixed-methods study on toilet hygiene practices among Chinese in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Public toilets are a common transmission vector of infectious diseases due to environmental contamination. Research on Chinese people's hygiene practices in public lavatories are lacking. This study examined Chinese people's hygiene practices in public lavatories in Hong Kong. METHODS:We conducted qualitative interviews and a self-administered questionnaire survey with local residents from June 2016 to April 2018. Four focus group discussions and three individual interviews informed the design of the questionnaire. We recruited interviewees and survey respondents via social service centers. The interviews and questionnaire focused on the public's daily practices and hygiene behaviors in public toilets. Content analysis of qualitative data was conducted. Multivariable logistic re

SUBMITTER: Wu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902477 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature