Good school hygiene
February 20, 2013
TWO thirds of Australian children
are not made to wash their hands
before having lunch, according to a
new Hygiene Council study.
The global survey, which surveyed
14,000 mothers of primary school
aged children across 14 countries,
identified the hygiene standards
and concerns of mothers around
the world, as well as knowledge
gaps about how germs spread in
the school environment.
When asked whether their child
was made to wash their hands with
soap at school, more than half of
Aussie mums said their child is
made to wash their hands after
going to the toilet/using the
bathroom/using the restroom,
however only 34% of Australian
respondents said their child is made
to wash their hands before lunch.
24% said they were unaware if
their child is made to wash their
hands at school.
Speaking about the findings,
Professor Dominic Dwyer, Hygiene
Council spokesperson said “While
the Hygiene Council agrees that
exposure to some microbes is an
important step in the process of
“natural immunisation” of as child,
exposure to harmful pathogens
that can cause serious infections is
unnecessary and preventable by
good hygiene habits”.
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