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Archives   1991

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   3,  Number   3

TITLE:   Toilet paper and paper towel use after defaecation and hand contamination (Short Report).
AUTHOR:   Aung Myo Han; Khin Nwe Oo
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 1991; 3(3): 155-156
ABSTRACT:   In our previous study (1), we have shown that hands of mothers using water after defaecation were more contaminated than those using paper other than toilet paper. However, we were unable to compare the degree of hand contamina¬tion between toilet paper and water users. We, therefore, conducted a study to show the degree of hand contamina¬tion resulting from the use of water and toilet paper after defaecation. In January and February 1989 an unblind cross-over trial was carried out on 10 female volunteers in their reproductive years from one of the townships in Yangon, Myanmar. The subjects were asked to use 8 layers of "Scottie" 2 ply print toilet tissue (Scott Paper Co, USA), water (whichever water they use normally) and 4 times folded I layer of "Taiper" paper towels (A Japanese Paper Co) in that order with 3-7 days break in between. The details of hand swab sample collection and hand deconta¬mination were as described elsewhere (1).
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Defecation. Toilet Facilities. Toilet Training. Hand-microbiology
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