Changes in handwashing and hygiene product usage patterns in Korea before and after the outbreak of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing, handwashing, using hand sanitizer, and wearing facial masks are recommended as the first line of protection against COVID-19. Encouraging hand hygiene may be one of the most cost-effective means of reducing the global burden of disease.

Methods

This study uses a web-based questionnaire to evaluate the usage patterns and consumer perceptions of the effectiveness and health safety of bar soap, liquid hand soap, and hand sanitizer products before and after the spread of COVID-19.

Results

The results show that since the outbreak of COV

SUBMITTER: Choi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8254429 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature