Table 2.

Handwashing with soap and water by mother or carer on key occasions⁵⁶

	N	After toilet (%)	After cleaning child (%)	After cleaning up child stools (%)	Before feeding index child (%)	Before handling food (%)	Handwashing with water only after toilet (%)
Ghana58, 59	500	3	2	..	1	..	39
India, Kerala	350	42	..	25	..	..	..
Madagascar	40	4	..	..	12	..	10
Kyrgyzstan60	65	18	0	..	..	..	49
Senegal	450	23	18	..	..	18	..
Peru	500	14	..	..	6	..	..
Bangladesh57	1000	19	26		1	1	60
China, Sichuan	78	13	..	16	6	..	87
China, Shaanxi	64	12	..	..	16	..	14
Tanzania	30	13	13	13	4	..	33
Uganda	500	14	19	11	6	8	44
Vietnam	720	..	14	23	5	..	51
Kenya	802	29	35	38	13	15	57
Average	..	17	11	25	3	5	51

Data from reference 56, unless otherwise stated.