Table 4.

Paired comparisons between current and intended handwashing behavior.

Handwashing situation	Current behavior (n=12,981), mean (SD)	Intended behavior (n=12,981), mean (SD)	Mean difference (95% CI)	Cohen d
Before eating snacks	3.91 (1.28)	4.45 (0.99)	0.54 (0.52-0.56)	0.54
After coming home	4.66 (0.81)	4.80 (0.62)	0.14 (0.13-0.15)	0.26
After sneezing or coughing	3.45 (1.43)	4.11 (1.23)	0.66 (0.64-0.68)	0.59
After contact with possible carrier	4.22 (1.24)	4.53 (1.00)	0.30 (0.29-0.32)	0.36
After touching something	4.13 (1.23)	4.50 (0.97)	0.36 (0.35-0.38)	0.43
Overall scorea	4.00 (1.03)	4.34 (0.91)	0.34 (0.33-0.35)	0.50

^aHandwashing overall score was a separate item