. 2021 Feb 9;13:100561. doi: 10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100561

Table-2.

Overuse of water due to keeping the tap on during lathering and scrubbing of hands with soap for handwashing.

Speed of the taps	Total no. of taps (n)	Average overuse of water^a per second (mL $\pm$ SD)	Average overuse of water^a in 18.0 s^b during COVID-19 pandemic (mL $\pm$ SD)	Average overuse of water^a in 4.4 s^c before COVID-19 pandemic (mL $\pm$ SD)
Minimum Speed	126	39.4 $\pm$ 17.2	707.4 $\pm$ 308.3	173.0 $\pm$ 13.6
Medium Speed	126	84.2 $\pm$ 34.7	1510.8 $\pm$ 623.6	369.5 $\pm$ 37.4
Maximum Speed	126	161.3 $\pm$ 51.6	2896.0 $\pm$ 926.1	708.3 $\pm$ 37.4
Average Speed	126	95.0 $\pm$ 34.5	1704.7 $\pm$ 619.3	416.9 $\pm$ 37.4

Keep the tap on during lathering hand with soap and scrubbing.

Average duration of lathering hand with soap and scrubbing among the participants who usually keep their tap on throughout the handwashing process during COVID-19.

Average duration of lathering hand with soap and scrubbing among the participants who usually keep their tap on throughout the handwashing process before COVID-19.