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. 2011 Jan 12;11:31. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-31

Table 1.

Hygiene and risk behaviour questions

A. Hygiene inventory: handwashing items
 1. On an average day, approximately how many times do you wash your hands?
 2. Upon getting home, do you wash your hands straight away?
 3. After washing your hands, do you dry your hands completely?
 4. When soap is available, do you wash your hands with soap?
5. Do you use antibacterial gel or wipes to clean your hands?
B. Risk behaviour questions
 6. Have you touched a pet today?
 7. Have you touched any soil or gardening apparatus/tools today?
 8. Have you had any contact with any children less than five years old this morning?
 9. Have you shaken hands with anyone today? If yes, approximately how many people?

Note: Item 1 had the following response options: "never" (scored as 0), "1 to 5" (1), "6 to 10" (2), and "11+" (3). Items 2 - 5 had the following response options: "always" (3), "usually" (2), "occasionally" (1), and "rarely" (0). Items 6 - 8 had a yes/no response format. Item 9 also had a box to enter number of handshakes.