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Relevance of Knowledge and Practice of Washing Hands

The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge of male and female adults in the region of Busan and Gyeongsang Province on hand washing and their fulfillment of hand washing for two months, starting in September, 2016, in an effort to determine their awareness of hand washing and provide some information on future education. The findings of the study were as follows: As for the fulfillment of hand washing, the respondents female, homemakers, 30s, married, received graduate-school or higher education and whose monthly income was less than one million won washed their hands more than their counterparts. Regarding knowledge of hand washing, the respondents office workers, 30s, unmarried, received graduate-school or higher education and who didn t get vaccination against influenza had a better knowledge of it. As to hand-washing educational experience, the respondents female, students, unmarried, college graduates and got vaccination against hepatitis B received more education, and the respondents who had more educational experience on hand washing washed their hands more both indoors and outdoorsThe findings of the study illustrated that a better knowledge of hand washing led to a better fulfillment of it. Therefore how to urge people in general to wash their hands should be considered, and an aggressive policy should be formulated. For instance, it s required to pay continuing attention to hand-washing education, and every school and company should offer education on a regular basis to promote hand washing. The importance of hand washing should be publicized through a variety of media such as social media or TV or by conducting a campaign.