Pharmacy Daily | Dispensary Corner 25 Jun 13

No wonder people get gastric. A study published in the US this week has found that only 5% of us actually wash our hands well enough to kill germs. The Michigan State University research involved scientists visiting a number of restrooms in the town of East Lansing. Apparently managing to avoid getting arrested, they “observed the tendencies of more than 3,700 bathroom-goers in a non-intrusive manner,” and collated the results, which were somewhat shocking. 10% of people didn’t wash their hands at all, while 33% did not use soap and 95% failed to do what is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control to kill dangerous bacteria - vigorously scrub for 15-20 seconds. Most people washed their hands for about six seconds. Intriguingly people were also found to be more likely to wash their hands earlier in the day than in the late afternoon.

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