scholarly journals Comparison of Bacterial Cultivation Results before and after Hand Washing from a College Student in Gangwon Province, Korea: Using Plain and Antibacterial Soap

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-163
Author(s):  
Hye Young Joung ◽  
Yeonim Choi ◽  
Hye Jin Hyun ◽  
Joo Hyun Kim ◽  
Sung Ja Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Before And After

College Student Commitment and Outdoor Orientation Programming

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-316
Author(s):  
Curt Davidson ◽  
Alan Ewert
Keyword(s):  
College Student ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
The United States ◽  
College Life ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Reactivity Study ◽  
Outdoor Orientation

Background: Increasingly colleges and universities are utilizing Outdoor Orientation Programs (OOPs) to help incoming students assimilate into college life. These programs have shown promise in recent analyses for enhancing desired outcomes with particular consideration shown to pro-social behavior and retention outcomes. Purpose: To examine how effective OOPs are in preparing students for a successful college student experience, particularly with variables known to influence student success and commitment to college. Methodology/Approach: Data were collected from four universities across the United States. Participants in this study were 205 undergraduate students from 17 to 25 years old who self-enrolled in their respective institutions OOP. This study used the College Student Readiness Inventory to generate a hypothesis concerning the possible effects of an OOP experience concerning predictive and outcomes variables relative to college student commitment. Findings/Conclusions: Using SmartPLS, the main effects of the OOP indicated predictive relationships between Commitment to College and Goal Striving, Communication Skills, Social Activity, Emotional Reactivity, Study Skills, and Social Connection. Academic Self-Discipline, Academic Self-Confidence, and Self-Determination on Commitment to College. Implications: Study findings suggest specific connections between predicting college student commitment before and after an OOP.

A Comparison of Hand Washing Techniques To Remove Escherichia coli and Caliciviruses under Natural or Artificial Fingernails

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 2296-2301 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHIA-MIN LIN ◽  
FONE-MAO WU ◽  
HOI-KYUNG KIM ◽  
MICHAEL P. DOYLE ◽  
BARRY S. MICHAELS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Microbial Populations ◽  
Liquid Soap ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Escherichia Coli Jm109 ◽  
Viral Indicators

Compared with other parts of the hand, the area beneath fingernails harbors the most microorganisms and is most difficult to clean. Artificial fingernails, which are usually long and polished, reportedly harbor higher microbial populations than natural nails. Hence, the efficacy of different hand washing methods for removing microbes from natural and artificial fingernails was evaluated. Strains of nonpathogenic Escherichia coli JM109 and feline calicivirus (FCV) strain F9 were used as bacterial and viral indicators, respectively. Volunteers with artificial or natural nails were artificially contaminated with ground beef containing E. coli JM109 or artificial feces containing FCV. Volunteers washed their hands with tap water, regular liquid soap, antibacterial liquid soap, alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel, regular liquid soap followed by alcohol gel, or regular liquid soap plus a nailbrush. The greatest reduction of inoculated microbial populations was obtained by washing with liquid soap plus a nailbrush, and the least reduction was obtained by rubbing hands with alcohol gel. Lower but not significantly different (P > 0.05) reductions of E. coli and FCV counts were obtained from beneath artificial than from natural fingernails. However, significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher E. coli and FCV counts were recovered from hands with artificial nails than from natural nails before and after hand washing. In addition, microbial cell numbers were correlated with fingernail length, with greater numbers beneath fingernails with longer nails. These results indicate that best practices for fingernail sanitation of food handlers are to maintain short fingernails and scrub fingernails with soap and a nailbrush when washing hands.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Hand-washing Habit and Toilet Use with Diarrhea Incidence in Children Under Five Years

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Nikmatur Rohmah ◽  
Fariani Syahrul
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Before And After

Diarrhea is still a public health problem in the world and the mostly occur in children under five years. At the moment the number of diarrhea-caused mortality was 3.8 per 1000 per year by 3.2 episodes per year in children under five years. This research aims to analyze the association between hand-washing habits and toilet use with the incidence of diarrhea in children under five years. This is an observational analytic with cross sectional study. Population of the research was a children's mother took her children to the public health center of Sekardangan Sidoarjo Subdistrict. The number of samples taken as many as 58 mother of children under five years. Data collection was done with interviews to parents of children and the observations of the toilets. Technique of data analysis using chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. On the results of the research there is a significant association the habit of hand washing (p = 0.006) and toilet use(p = 0.014) with the incidenceof diarrhea in children under five years. Conclusions of the research is the habit of hand washing and toilet use had a significant association with the incidenceof diarrhea in children under five years. Advice that can be given to the mother of a children under five years is to wash the hands before and after defecating and before preparing food for children. Keywords: diarrhea, hand washing, toilet use, observational, children under five years

Ketersediaan Handrub Meningkatkan Kebiasaan Cuci Tangan Ibu Rumah Tangga

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Desy Ardiyati ◽  
Linda Suwarni ◽  
Abduh Ridha
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Diarrheal Disease ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
P Value ◽  
Meaningful Difference ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Work Area ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Very High

Diarrheal disease is a problem of public health that is still occurring in Indonesia, especially in children because of morbidity and mortality is still very high. Hand washing is one of the prevention factors of diarrhoea disease but the habit of hand washing habits is still low. Pontianak City is in the first position of 14 districts/cities for diarrhea cases that are handled according to gender in West Kalimantan province. Pontianak City Health Office report year 2015 diarrhea pain figure of 22.24 per 1000 inhabitants. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the use of handrub on the habit of washing housewives in the work area Alianyang Pontianak City. The result showed that there is a significant increase in housewives hand washing behaviors that support 44.4% increase to 55.6% in experimental groups with (p value = 0.000). Based on the results of research and discussion, it can be concluded that the use of handrub is effective against the behavior of housewives' hand washing because there is a meaningful difference between before and after using handrub.

Microbiological Effects of Hand Washing at a Beef Carcass–Breaking Facility†

2003 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. O. GILL ◽  
J. C. McGINNIS
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Disinfectant Solution ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Beef Carcass

The hands of workers in the carcass-breaking facility at a beef packing plant were sampled by rinsing. Total aerobes, coliforms, and Escherichia coli were enumerated for each sample. The numbers of bacteria recovered from duplicate groups of 25 hand samples collected before and after hands were washed with an antibacterial gel, rinsed in a disinfectant solution, washed with the gel and rinsed with the disinfectant, or washed in the disinfectant for 20 s were similar for samples collected before work began after breaks. The numbers of bacteria recovered from samples collected before and after hands were washed with the antibacterial gel and rinsed in the disinfectant solution were similar for samples collected after work as well. However, the mean numbers of aerobes recovered from the four groups of hand samples after work were all >6.5 log CFU per hand, while 9 of the 10 corresponding values for groups of hand samples collected before work were <6.5 log CFU per hand; the total numbers of coliforms recovered from three groups of hand samples collected after work were >4 log CFU/25 hands, while 9 of the corresponding values for groups of hand samples collected before work were <4 log CFU/25 hands. The total numbers of E. coli recovered from all groups of hand samples collected after work were >3.5 log CFU/25 hands, while 9 of the corresponding values for groups of hand samples collected before work were <3 log CFU/25 hands. Thus, although washing and/or rinsing apparently did not reduce the numbers of bacteria on hands, fewer bacteria were recovered from hands before than after work.

Evaluation of an Automated Beef Carcass Washing and Sanitizing System under Production Conditions1,2

1987 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 562-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAYNARD E. ANDERSON ◽  
HAROLD E. HUFF ◽  
HUGH D. NAUMANN ◽  
ROBERT T. MARSHALL ◽  
JOHN M. DAMARE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Aerobic Bacteria ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Beef Carcass

Beef half carcasses were hand- or machine-washed and then machine-sanitized with 1.5% acetic acid. Sanitizer was applied at 14.4 or 52°C. Counts of Escherichia coli, Enterobacteriaceae and aerobic bacteria, made on samples collected by excision of tissues before and after treatments, demonstrated that machine washing and sanitizing reduced counts more than did hand washing. Counts were reduced more by hot than cool acetic acid. Percentages of samples with counts of log10 5.0/200 cm2 or higher after treatment were 26 and 46 for samples from carcasses sanitized with 1.5% acetic acid at 52 and 14.4°C, respectively. After hand washings 65% of the samples had these high counts.

scholarly journals Failure of hand disinfection with frequent hand washing: a need for prolonged field studies

1977 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juhani Ojajärvi ◽  
Paavo Mäkelä ◽  
Ilari Rantasalo
Keyword(s):  
Field Studies ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Bacterial Colony ◽  
Bacterial Counts ◽  
Disinfection Methods ◽  
Skin Bacteria ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Hospital Wards

SUMMARYIn a prolonged field trial a 4% chlorhexidine digluconate detergent scrub (HibiscrubR), that had earlier proved to be an effective hand disinfectant, was studied in hospital wards. Finger tips were found to harbour more bacteria than the hand dorsum and the samples collected from them yielded more information on the bacteriological and dermatological effects of hand disinfectants in practice.In wards with a relatively low hand-washing frequency (less than 20 times in 8 hours) the bacteriological results resembled those obtained by in-use tests with volunteers. In the neonatal unit where the hand washing frequency was remarkably high, even occasionally over 100 times/8 h shift, an increase in the bacterial colony counts of the majority of the staff was recorded both before and after hand washing already after using the preparation for 1 week. Age, occupation and hand-washing frequency all correlated with the bacteriological results. Twenty-seven out of 37 persons complained of side effects such as wounds of finger tips and redness or heavy drying of the skin. Wounds, particularly on finger tips, resulted in the failure of disinfection. An increase in bacterial counts was sometimes noted without any dermatological or subjective changes. Drying of the skin was complained of less often when no increase in skin bacteria occurred.After the changeover of washing practice to a detergent followed by a rinse with spirit solution containing chlorhexidine and glycerol a decrease was recorded in the bacterial counts. It is concluded that more attention should be paid to long-term testing of hand washing and disinfection methods to ensure optimum final results in practice. It is obvious that the knowledge obtained from short time in-use testing cannot be applied to all conditions of use.

Effectiveness of Alcohol-Based Hand Rubs for Removal ofClostridium difficileSpores from Hands

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 565-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umair Jabbar ◽  
Julie Leischner ◽  
Douglas Kasper ◽  
Robert Gerber ◽  
Susan P. Sambol ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Zero Point ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
The Other ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Plain Water ◽  
Water Control ◽  
Water Washing ◽  
Colony Forming Units ◽  
Before And After

Background.Alcohol-based hand rubs (ABHRs) are an effective means of decreasing the transmission of bacterial pathogens. Alcohol is not effective againstClostridium difficilespores. We examined the retention ofC. difficilespores on the hands of volunteers after ABHR use and the subsequent transfer of these spores through physical contact.Methods.NontoxigenicC. difficilespores were spread on the bare palms of 10 volunteers. Use of 3 ABHRs and chlorhexidine soap-and-water washing were compared with plain water rubbing alone for removal ofC. difficilespores. Palmar cultures were performed before and after hand decontamination by means of a plate stamping method. Transferability ofC. difficileafter application of ABHR was tested by having each volunteer shake hands with an uninoculated volunteer.Results.Plain water rubbing reduced palmar culture counts by a mean (± standard deviation [SD]) of 1.57 ± 0.11 log10colony-forming units (CFU) per cm2, and this value was set as the zero point for the other products. Compared with water washing, chlorhexidine soap washing reduced spore counts by a mean ( ± SD) of 0.89 ± 0.34 log10CFU per cm2; among the ABHRs, Isagel accounted for a reduction of 0.11 ± 0.20 log10CFU per cm2(P= .005), Endure for a reduction of 0.37 ± 0.42 log10CFU per cm2(P= .010), and Purell for a reduction of 0.14 ± 0.33 log10CFU per cm2(P= .005). There were no statistically significant differences between the reductions achieved by the ABHRs; only Endure had a reduction statistically different from that for water control rubbing (P= .040). After ABHR use, handshaking transferred a mean of 30% of the residualC. difficilespores to the hands of recipients.Conclusions.Hand washing with soap and water is significantly more effective at removingC. difficilespores from the hands of volunteers than are ABHRs. Residual spores are readily transferred by a handshake after use of ABHR.

scholarly journals Pembuatan Dan Pengaplikasian Sabun Cuci Tangan Lidah Buaya Dalam Rangka Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Desa Kunir Di Era Pandemic Covid19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1243-1251
Author(s):  
Amalia Eka
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Hand Sanitizer ◽  
Village Community ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Village

ABSTRAK Saat ini masyarakat sedang menghadapi wabah Virus Corona (Covid-19) yang sangat spesifik namun mempunyai efek kompleksitas yang tinggi, bahkan luar biasa, karena ekspektasinya tidak hanya di dunia kesehatan saja namun merambah semua sendi kehidupan manusia. Desa Kunir termasuk desa yang juga mengalami wabah Covid-19, Hal yang dapat masyarakat lakukan untuk memutus rantai penyebaran virus Covid-19 adalah dengan rajin mencuci tangan dengan sabun dan air bersih, serta menggunakan hand sanitizer secara berkala. Lidah buaya memiliki kandungan saponin yang mempunyai kemampuan untuk membersihkan dan bersifat antiseptik. Tujuan setelah pemberdayaan masyarakat desa kunir, diharapkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kemampuan dalam memanfaatkan lidah buaya yang ada disekitar tempat tinggal untuk digunakan sebagai sabun cuci tangan. Adapun kegiatan yang dilakukan berupa sosialisasi dan pemberdayaan masyarakat desa kunir dalam pembuatan dan pengaplikasian sabun cuci tangan dari lidah buaya. Terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan dan kemampuan tentang lidah buaya sebagai sabun cuci tangan yaitu 70 % diperoleh dari kuisioner sebelum dan sesudah dilaksanakan pembelajaran Kata Kunci : sabun cuci tangan, lidah buaya, desa kunir ABSTRACTCurrently, the community is facing a very specific Corona Virus (Covid-19) outbreak but has a high, even extraordinary complexity effect because the expectations are not only in the world of health but also penetrate all aspects of human life. Kunir Village is one of the villages that have also experienced the Covid-19 outbreak. What people can do to break the chain of spreading the Covid-19 virus is to diligently wash their hands with soap and clean water, and use hand sanitizers regularly. Aloe vera contains saponins which have the ability to clean and are antiseptic. The goal after empowering the people of turmeric village is expected to increase their knowledge and ability to use aloe vera around the residence to be used as hand washing soap. The activities carried out are in the form of socialization and empowerment of the village community in turmeric in the manufacture and application of handwashing soap from aloe vera. There is an increase in knowledge and abilities about aloe vera as hand washing soap, which is 70% obtained from questionnaires before and after the learning is carried out. Keywords: hand washing soap, aloe vera, kunir village

scholarly journals The Effect Of Hand Wash Training On Hand Higyene Behavior In Elementary School Students at SDAI Baznas South Sulawesi

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 528-534
Author(s):  
Akbar Asfar ◽  
Sudarman Sudarman ◽  
Haeril Amir
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Hand Wash ◽  
Before And After

The research method is a quasi experiment with the design used is the pretest-posttest control group design. The population taken in this study are school children in SDAI BAZNAS South Sulawesi. The population of the study were 75 students with a sampling technique that is Total Sampling. Data collection techniques with questionnaires and direct observation before and after training 6 steps hand washing. The data collected was analyzed by the Wilcoxon test. The results showed there was an influence of 6 steps hand washing training with Hand Higyene Behavior (Knowledge, Attitudes and Actions) with p = 0,000 <0.005. Thus it was concluded that health education about hand washing had a major influence on behavior change and it was suggested that the need to continue to increase the knowledge and awareness of the community especially students in terms of washing hands, especially in the era of the Covid 19 pandemic

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