Study: Men More Likely to Wash Hands When Exposed to Hand Hygiene Poster

Male college students who were exposed to a poster about men’s hand washing behavior were more likely to wash their hands than their counterparts who were not exposed to the poster, according to a study in Human Communication Research.

Advertisement

Researchers studied the hand washing behavior of 252 men aged 18 to 62 who used a men’s restroom at a large college campus in the Midwestern U.S.

Click here to read the full story on the hand washing poster in Becker’s ASC Review.

Advertisement

Next Up in Clinical Leadership & Infection Control

  • Press Ganey has recognized Nancy Holecek, BSN, RN, executive vice president and chief nursing officer of RWJBarnabas Health, with its…

  • On April 1, the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses will include more competencies and stakeholder input in passing…

  • The CDC’s influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has canceled a meeting that had been scheduled for Feb. 25-27.  “We…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.