The trajectory of COVID-19 pandemic and handwashing adherence: findings from 14 countries

• Main Authors: Szczuka, Zofia, Abraham, Charles, Baban, Adriana, Brooks, Sydney, Cipolletta, Sabrina, Danso, Ebrima, Dombrowski, Stephan U., Gan, Yiqun, Gaspar, Tania, de Matos, Margarida Gaspar, Griva, Konstadina, Jongenelis, Michelle, Keller, Jan, Knoll, Nina, Ma, Jinjin, Mohammad Abdul Awal Miah, Morgan, Karen, Peraud, William, Quintard, Bruno, Shah, Vishna, Schenkel, Konstantin, Scholz, Urte, Schwarzer, Ralf, Siwa, Maria, Szymanski, Kamil, Taut, Diana, Tomaino, Silvia C. M., Vilchinsky, Noa, Wolf, Hodaya, Luszczynska, Aleksandra
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Hand Hygiene; COVID-19
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153978
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people's engagement in health behaviors, especially those that protect individuals from SARS-CoV-2 transmission, such as handwashing/sanitizing. This study investigated whether adherence to the World Health Organization's (WHO) handwashing guidelines (the...