Table 3.
No. | Hand washing activities | Number of events of washing | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Not | Before | During | Both | ||
1 | After touching seats | 23 | 0 | 76 | 1 |
2 | Before eating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
3 | After eating | 10 | 0 | 2 | 88 |
4 | After touching/opening and closing house doors | 23 | 0 | 76 | 0 |
5 | After any transportation use | 8 | 0 | 80 | 12 |
6 | If building steps or step supports are touched | 28 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
7 | Before entering to house from outside | 9 | 0 | 74 | 17 |
8 | After toilet visit | 0 | 0 | 9 | 91 |
9 | After removing shoes | 49 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
10 | Before touching eyes, mouth, and nose | 13 | 0 | 81 | 6 |
11 | After/before removing mouth mask | 40 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
12 | Before touching any food items | 0 | 0 | 17 | 83 |
13 | Before handling babies and children | 29 | 0 | 42 | 29 |
14 | After touching any items brought outside home | 12 | 0 | 80 | 9 |
15 | After using phone, wallet, and money | 23 | 0 | 69 | 8 |
16 | After coughing and sneezing | 46 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
17 | When entering or leaving the household or any other building | 18 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
18 | After physical contact with individuals outside the home | 21 | 0 | 79 | 0 |
19 | After touching high contact surfaces (door handles, rails, and money) | 21 | 0 | 72 | 7 |
20 | After visiting public space | 39 | 0 | 53 | 8 |
21 | After caring for a sick individual | 0 | 0 | 67 | 33 |
Not = not important at all; Before = before COVID-19 only; During = during COVID-19 only; Both = both before and during COVID-19 pandemic.