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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2019.10.9.069

Comparison of Bacterial Removal Effectiveness by Different Hand Washing Methods  

Chong, Moo-Sang (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Cheju Halla University)
Lee, Jang-Jin (Department of Neurology, Jeju National University Hospital)
Kim, Jiro (Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Cheju Halla University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.10, no.9, 2019 , pp. 69-74 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficiency of bacteria removal of three different types of hand washing methods. This study performed a convenient sampling of 30 volunteers in cross-over design. The study divided the 30 volunteers into three random groups. The three groups were asked to use antiseptic soap, alcohol-based hand disinfectant, and disposable wet wipes respectively. The result of the study showed that mean log reduction values after each had washing method were $-0.45({\pm}0.69)$ with antiseptic soap and water, $-1.19({\pm}0.52)$ with alcohol-based hand disinfectant and $-0.75({\pm}0.58)$ with disposable wet wipes. The difference was statistically significant when using alcohol-based hand disinfectant compared to the other two methods (p=0.000). According to this study, alcohol-based hand disinfectant was the most effective product based on bacteria removal for hand washing. Advantages of using alcohol-based hand disinfectant are that it is cost-effective and easy to buy, also eco-friendly. Therefore, to prevent infectious disease, providing alcohol-based hand disinfectant to every corner of the community will be very helpful.
Keywords
Hand hygiene; Antiseptic soap; Alcohol-based hand disinfectant; Disposable wet wipes; Infectious disease; convergence;
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