Benefits of washing hands with soap
(Baonghean.vn) One of the important causes leading to high mortality rate due to diseases transmitted through the digestive tract is...
(Baonghean.vn) One of the important reasons leading to the high mortality rate due to diseases transmitted through the digestive tract is due to people's lack of knowledge about disease prevention and hygiene measures. Through dirty hands, our bodies, especially children, are susceptible to parasitic worms that are often found in the feces and urine of sick people and animals... The project to improve community health by Unilever Vietnam Fund
If you wash your hands with soap properly, you will limit the bacteria on your hands from contaminating food or entering your mouth. According to the World Health Organization, just one act of washing your hands cleanly can reduce the possibility of transmitting bacteria that cause diarrhea and kill millions of people every year in the world by 35%. The results of hand tests in 11 provinces of Vietnam also showed that the rate of people with E.coli (fecal contamination) on their hands was very high. Some other studies have shown that washing hands with soap can reduce the risk of diarrheal bacteria infection by 47%, respiratory bacteria infection by 19 - 45%...
Currently, intestinal helminthiasis is one of the common diseases in our country and is a serious problem in some rural areas. The infection rate of whipworm is 28%, hookworm is 6-10%, and helminthiasis in general is 30-40%. Other diseases that are quite common in our country today that can be transmitted through the hands are: hepatitis A, trachoma, influenza A in poultry and humans.
To minimize the factors that can spread the disease, it is necessary to educate the community, especially children, to have the habit of washing hands with soap. Hands should be washed before eating, handling food, preparing food, breastfeeding or eating; before washing the face; after defecating, urinating, cleaning children; after playing in the dirt, playing with animals, after working; when hands are dirty, hands have a bad smell. Hands should be washed with the following utensils: sink, faucet, or bucket with faucet, or bucket, basin with water scoop; clean water, clean towel; liquid soap or soap that does not harm the skin of the hands.
The hand washing process with soap must ensure a minimum time of 1 minute; thoroughly wash each part of the hand, wash back and forth at least 5 times; use the palm, back, and fingers of one hand to rub and swirl the other hand and vice versa.
Mr. Vu
