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Men are less likely than women to wash their hands, says research

1 min read Hand hygiene
A survey by Public Health Wales has found that men are less likely than women to think handwashing is necessary. One in five men in Wales admitted they don’t wash their hands after going to the toilet. Men were also more likely than women to report washing their hands for less than 20 seconds.

In the representative survey of over a thousand adults in Wales there was particularly low awareness of the importance of hand washing after coming back from a public place, with only 41 per cent of men and 50 per cent of women agreeing that it was necessary. The YouGov survey commissioned by Public Health Wales also found people had a lack of awareness about the importance of hand washing after meeting people outside their household, with only 38 per cent of men and 43 per cent of women thinking it was necessary. Only around half of Welsh adults said they always or often wash their hands after sneezing or blowing their nose.

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