Update: Follow-up study showing post-pandemic decline in hand sanitiser use, New Zealand, December 2009

S Manning; T Barry; N Wilson; M G Baker

doi:10.2807/ese.15.03.19466-en

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Update: Follow-up study showing post-pandemic decline in hand sanitiser use, New Zealand, December 2009
S Manning¹ , T Barry¹ , N Wilson¹ , M G Baker¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand

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M Baker
michael.baker otago.ac.nz
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Citation style for this article: Manning S, Barry T, Wilson N, Baker M G. Update: Follow-up study showing post-pandemic decline in hand sanitiser use, New Zealand, December 2009 . Euro Surveill. 2010;15(3):pii=19466. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.15.03.19466-en Received: 13 Jan 2010

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Abstract

This study aimed to measure rates of hand sanitiser use in a hospital entrance foyer four months after a baseline study during New Zealand's influenza pandemic. Of the 743 people observed over one (summer) day in December 2009, 8.2% used the hand sanitiser, which was significantly lower (p<0.0001) than the 18.0% reported in the August (winter) study. Health authorities may need to intensify promotion of hand hygiene to reduce the impact of future influenza pandemic waves. .