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Action

Practise a kitchen hygiene habit

Do a small food-safety routine at home, such as disinfecting the dishcloth or sponge.

A smiling woman in a striped sweater and checked apron rinses, wrings and shakes out a dishcloth over a basin.

Studies (1)

  1. Paper

    A kitchen poster and emails helped students build a new cleaning habit
    UsedHelped

    With a kitchen poster and emails, the new habit felt more automatic than it did for the diary group.

    Small randomised trial of 45 university students in Australia · vs the same sponge and unrelated diary emails · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

    UsedNo difference

    For the group with an email every 3 days, the habit felt no more automatic than for the 5-day group.

    Small randomised trial of 45 university students in Australia · vs reminder emails every 5 days · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

    UsedHelped

    Poster and email groups cleaned the cloth on 9 to 11 more days, against 3 more for the diary group.

    Small randomised trial of 45 university students in Australia · vs the same sponge and unrelated diary emails · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

    UsedNo difference

    An email every 3 days got the cloth cleaned on no more days than an email every 5 days.

    Small randomised trial of 45 university students in Australia · vs reminder emails every 5 days · they rated themselves · ⚠ numbers unreliable

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