Austrians have learned to wash their hands



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73 percent of people now explicitly pay attention to better hygiene. Two years ago, in a survey, only four percent thought of the word hygiene, hand washing. Today it is 18 percent.

73 percent of the people living in Austria have paid attention to better hygiene since the outbreak of the Corona crisis. That comes from a survey. A comparison with 2018 shows that in 2020 more than four times more people spontaneously associate hygiene Wash your hands, a good double “very often” use hand sanitizer on the go.

The representative survey (1000 people over 18 years of age) was conducted by the opinion research institute Karmasin Behavioral Insights on behalf of the Hagleitner Hygiene company in two tranches: in February 2018 and in November 2020. Therefore, fear a lack of hygiene (for example, in public places) has decreased, he said in a broadcast. While 61 percent were afraid in 2018, only 48 percent are worried in 2020.

Every two people disinfect their hands very often on the go

Wash your hands and hand disinfection have gained importance: in 2020, 18 percent will use the word ad hoc hygiene Wash your hands a, in 2018 it was only four percent like that. In 2020, 42 percent sanitize their hands very frequently while on the go, compared to just 20 percent in 2018.

For 51 percent, a hygiene product should, of course, protect against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. When it comes to hand disinfection, proven efficacy and dermatological reports are particularly important; both are on par (grade 1.7). This is followed by practical on-the-go handling (grade 1.9) and skin care substances (grade 2.1).

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