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Characteristics Associated with Adults Remembering to Wash Hands in Multiple Situations Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, October 2019 and June 2020

Description
Reports on adults' remembering to wash their hands in six situations: before eating at home; before eating at a restaurant; before preparing food at home; after using the bathroom at home; after using the bathroom in public; and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing their nose. Based on survey data from prior to the COVID-19 pandemic (October 2019) and during the pandemic (June 2020). Includes data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Author(s)
Julia C. Haston, Gabrielle F. Miller, David Berendes, et al.
Citation
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 69(40), 1443-1449
Date
10/2020
Type
Document
Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tagged as
COVID-19 · Public health · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data

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