Hand Hygiene Awareness

Hand Hygiene Awareness

MODULE INFORMATION

PURPOSE OF THE MODULE:

• To provide information about the proportion of the population aware of aware of and/or practicing proper hand hygiene techniques

MODULE HISTORY:

• Added to RRFSS: May 2011 (Cycle 8)
• Evaluated:Not yet

DATA DICTIONARY HISTORY:

Created:June 20, 2013

Revised: September, 2015

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_1a

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8(May2011) – new

Cycle 21 (Sept 2015) – skip changed from <4,5,8,9> go to hha_2 to <4,5,8,9> go to hha_1d

QUESTION:

Now some questions about hand soap and hand sanitizer. Hand soaps are usedwith water and hand sanitizers, which usually are packaged as gels or foams and are used without water.

In your household, how often do you make the decision about what type of hand soap or sanitizers to buy: would you say: always, most of the time, often, seldom or never?

Response Options

1 always

2 most of the time

3 often

4 seldom

5 never

8 don't know

9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES: None

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_1b

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

Cycle 21 (Sept 2015) – skip changed from <4,5,8,9> go to hha_2 to <4,5,8,9> go to hha_1d

QUESTION:

How often do you buy antibacterial soap rather than regular soap for hand washing at home: always, most of the time, often, seldom or never?

Response Options

1 always

2 most of the time

3 often

4 seldom

5 never

0 R volunteers buy both regular & antibacterial, depends on need, etc.

8 don't know

9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES:

• Asked only of those who always/mostly/often make the decision about what type of hand soap or sanitizers to buy(hha_1a < 4)

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_1c

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

Cycle 21 (Sept 2015) – response option 4 changed from ‘more product choices than for antibacterial soap’ to ‘more product choices than for plain soap’

QUESTION:

What is the most important reason you buy antibacterial hand soap?

Response Options

1 kills bacteria and germs better than plain soap

2 to help prevent colds and the flu

3 cheaper than plain hand soap

4 more product choices than for plain soap

5 because it comes in a pump

s other, specify : ______

8 don't know

9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES:

• Asked only of those who always/mostly/often make the decision about what type of hand soap or sanitizers to buy (hha_1a < 4)

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_1d

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

Cycle 21 (Sept 2015) – if 0 go to hha_3

QUESTION:

On an average day, how many times do you usually wash your hands with soap and water?

Response Options

0 do not wash hands

1-50 number of times

51 fifty-one or more times

98 don't know

99 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES:

• Respondents:
• Prior to September 2015: Asked only of those who always/mostly/often make the decision about what type of hand soap or sanitizers to buy (hha_1a < 4).
• Starting September 2015: Asked of all respondents.

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_2

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

QUESTION:

When you wash your hands, for how many seconds should you rub them together with soap and water?

Response Options

1-180 number of seconds

998 don't know

999 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES:none

• Respondents:

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_3

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

QUESTION:

When you get hand sanitizers, do you look at the percent of alcohol before you get it?

Response Options

1 yes (also includes no need to look, always buy the same one and know)

5 no

7 R volunteers do not buy hand sanitizers

8 don't know

9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES:

Asked only of those who always/mostly/often make the decision about what type of hand soap or sanitizers to buy (hha_1a < 4).

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_4

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

QUESTION:

What percentage of alcohol is in the hand sanitizer, that you GET MOST often?

Response Options

1-100Enter percent here

998 don't know

999 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES:

Asked only of those who look at the percent of alcohol before getting hand sanitizers (hha_3 = 1).

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_5

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

QUESTION:

Do you have a hand sanitizer, with you all of the time, most of the time, some of the time, seldom or never?

Response Options

1 all of the time

2 most of the time

3 some of the time

4 seldom

5 never

8 don't know

9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES: None

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_6a

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

QUESTION:

Are hand sanitizers usually available in public locations where you want to use them?

Response Options

1 Yes

5 No

8 don't know

9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES: None

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE QUESTIONS

VARIABLE NAME: hha_6b

VARIABLE HISTORY:

Cycle 8 (May 2011) – new

QUESTION:

Where were you the last time you wanted to use hand sanitizers, gels or foam and none of them were available?

Response Options

Enter 1 to specify

8 don't know/don’t remember

9 refused

ANALYSIS ISSUES:

• Asked only of those who were in public locations where hand sanitizers are not usually available when they want to use them (hha_6a = 5)

COMPARABILITY TO OTHER SURVEYS: None

VALIDITY/RELIABILITY TESTS: None

EVALUATION QUESTIONS: None

MODULE INDICATORS

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION:

• % adults (18+) who ‘usually’ buy antibacterial soap rather than regular soap for hand washing at home, among adults who ‘usually’ making the decision about purchasing hand soap or sanitizers in the household.
• % of adults ‘usually’ making the decision about purchasing hand soap or sanitizers in the household (18+) by reason why they buy antibacterial soap.
• Average number of times washing hands with soap and water per day among adults (18+)
• Average length of time washing hands with soap and water among adults (18+)
• % of adults (18+) who look for at least 60% alcohol content when getting hand sanitizers
• % of adults (18+) who look for at least 70% alcohol content when getting hand sanitizers
• % of adults (18+) who ‘usually’ have a hand sanitizer with them.
• % of adults (18+) who have not had hand sanitizers available in public places when they wanted to use them
• Most common locations where hand sanitizers were not available.

INDICATOR OBJECTIVES:

• To provide information about the proportion of the population who are purchase hand hygiene products and their awareness of the appropriate contents within it.
• To provide information about the proportion of the population using hand soap and the frequency and duration of doing so.
• To provide information about the proportion of the population with hand sanitizers available at all times and where they were not available.

ANALYSIS CHECK LIST:

Denominator: Differs depending on specific indicator

METHOD OF CALCULATION:

RRFSS – Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System