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Objectives: This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors relating to handwashing with soap among Korean adults. Methods: Study subjects consist of 755 adults who have been contacted in September 2013 via telephone surveys. The data collected has been analyzed using descriptive statistics, a chi-square test and a logistic regression analysis. A primary purpose is to understand the prevalence of handwashing with soap more than 8 times daily and for 30 seconds per wash among adults. Independent variables include socioeconomic levels, the participants’ perception and knowledge of handwashing and their educational experiences relating to handwashing. Results: The overall percentile of people who wash their hands with soap 8 time per day for 30 seconds or more per wash was 16.0%, which is 121 people out of 755 study subjects. In univariate analysis, age, education levels, monthly average income, handwashing habits, perceptions relate to the importance of handwashing, self-assessment of handwashing, environment of public toilet, and the completion of handwashing education shows significant result. Significant differences also appear (p<0.05) in logistic regression analysis on binary variables. There is a strong correlation between daily frequency of handwashing and willingness to wash hands while outside. For example, people who wash their hands very often while outside are 2.24 times (95% C.I. 1.29-3.87) more likely to practice handwashing with soap 8 times per day for 30 seconds or more per wash than those people who only intermittently wash their hands while outside. Furthermore, people with general unwillingness to wash their hands while outside are 4.61 times (95% C.I. 1.22-3.28) less likely to practice handwashing with soap 8 times per day for 30 seconds or more per wash than those with general willingness. Conclusions: This study has been carried out to identify the decision factors in practicing handwashing with soap for Korean adults. In univariate analysis, age, education level, monthly average income, handwashing habits, handwashing self-assessment, public toilet environment, completion of handwashing education and so forth have been identified to be the decision factors. This study result shows that the overall level of cleanliness of public toilet perceives to be poor and it suggests that the environment of public toilet needs to be enhanced. As the handwashing habits and handwashing-self assessment have been identified to be the significant decision factors for handwashing, there search and approach in these factors need to be developed further.

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ABSTRACT
 Ⅰ. 서론
 Ⅱ. 연구방법
  1. 연구 설계
  2. 연구 대상
  3. 측정도구 및 변수정의
  4. 분석방법
 Ⅲ. 연구결과
  1. 연구대상자의 일반적 특성
  2. 손씻기 태도, 인식 및 행태에 따른 특성
  3. 손씻기 실천에 영향을 미치는 요인
 Ⅳ. 논의
 Ⅴ. 결론 및 제언
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저자

• 이윤희 [ Youn-Hee Lee | 건양대학교 일반대학원 보건학과 ]
• 이무식 [ Moo-Sik Lee | 건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 ] 교신저자
• 홍수진 [ SuJin Hong | 건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 ]
• 양남영 [ Nam-Young Yang | 건양대학교 간호대학 간호학과 ]
• 황혜정 [ Hae-Jung Hwang | 건양사이버대학교 보건의료복지학과 ]
• 김병희 [ Byung-Hee Kim | 서원대학교 광고홍보학과 ]
• 김현수 [ Hyun-Soo Kim | 건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 ]
• 김은영 [ Eun-Young Kim | 건양대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실 ]
• 박윤진 [ Yun-Jin Park | 질병관리본부 감염병관리과 ]
• 임고운 [ Go-Un Lim | 질병관리본부 감염병관리과 ]
• 김영택 [ Young-Tek Kim | 질병관리본부 감염병관리과 ]

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  한국학교･지역보건교육학회지 [The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education]

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  계간

• pISSN

  1975-7697

• 수록기간

  2000~2025

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 379 DDC 370