{"id":59,"date":"2014-04-21T05:27:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T05:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cagchandigarh.in\/events\/?p=59"},"modified":"2017-04-01T07:58:28","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T07:58:28","slug":"91-people-in-chandigarh-dont-consider-protection-from-germs-and-illness-as-the-main-purpose-for-bathing-bath-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.cagchandigarh.in\/events\/91-people-in-chandigarh-dont-consider-protection-from-germs-and-illness-as-the-main-purpose-for-bathing-bath-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"91% people in Chandigarh don\u2019t consider protection from germs and \u00a0illness as the main purpose for bathing: BaTh Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beauty enhancement, fragrance and removing visible dirt rank much above protection\u00a0from germs and illness as primary concern while buying bath product\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

22 April\u201914, Chandigarh: With the rising pollution and unhygienic environment\u00a0conditions, today people across the country are at a higher risk of contracting\u00a0infections and diseases. In order to identify how bathing practices across the country\u00a0are helping people stay safe from the outside environment, the National Integrated\u00a0Medical Association (NIMA) has initiated a series of surveys across cities in India.
\nThe first phase of the survey was conducted in Chandigarh, Ahmedabad and\u00a0Lucknow. Today, we are happy to share the key findings of this survey with you.<\/p>\n

The second in the series will be conducted in Mumbai and Pune. This will be\u00a0followed by surveys across the length and breadth of the country in the coming\u00a0months.\u00a0To study bathing habits, 300 married people with children in the age group of 8 \u2013 14\u00a0years were selected randomly. The total population studied was 600. The study was\u00a0conducted through two modes \u2013 (i) face to face, and (ii) online.\u00a0Overall\u00a0This first-of-its-kind survey aims to identify the bathing practices followed by people
\nacross the country to keep them protected from the health risks from outside\u00a0environment. The survey showed that for a city that faces very hot summers,\u00a0significant 14% individuals do not take a bath daily.
\nDr. Ashok Sharma, General Secretary, NIMA (North \u00a0India branch), said,\u00a0\u201cAccording to the study, those who took bath in the night before retiring for the day\u00a0constituted 26%. This again is significant, as these people carry with them the heat,\u00a0sweat and grime of the previous night throughout the ensuing day \u00a0before taking a\u00a0shower in the evening (and probably getting back to bed soon) \u2013 hardly a healthy
\ntrend!- occasionally as compared to the ones who are not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key finding
\nThe study showed that a miniscule 4% of the sample population took bath with antibacterial\u00a0soap as compared to 91% respondents who bathe with beauty soaps. This\u00a0key finding showed that the purpose of bathing \u2013 killing bacteria that could affect\u00a0personal hygiene \u2013 was lost in most cases (as only 4% used anti-bacterial soap). So,\u00a0most people are either unaware of or care little about the health-related aspects of\u00a0taking a bath.<\/p>\n

Bathing and falling sick: The connect\u00a0Dr. RP Gaba, President, NIMA (Chandigarh branch), \u201cA very interesting statistic\u00a0thrown up by the survey is that only 12% of the daily bathers using anti-bacterial soap\u00a0fall sick every month. This compares with a steep 55% who use other types of soaps,\u00a0such as beauty soaps. It is evident that if one needs to stay protected from the health\u00a0risk posed by outside environment, a beauty soap will not provide much assistance.\u201dThis finding of the connect between taking a bath with anti-bacterial soap and the\u00a0frequency of falling sick highlights the importance of bathing with the right\u00a0product(s).<\/p>\n

Other factors
\nThat\u2019s not all. A mere 7% of the people polled said protection from germs and\u00a0illnesses was the factor that decided the bathing product they used. And while 9% said\u00a0they took a bath to protect themselves from germs and infections, 39% bathe to\u00a0remove the visible dirt from their body.<\/p>\n

Pollution and health
\nThe study showed that in Chandigarh, 87% of those polled are exposed to the outside\u00a0environment for 6 hours or more. As a result 69% of those who do not take a bath\u00a0daily are reported to contract ailments such as flu, fever, diarrhoea or eye infections,\u00a0at least once every month.<\/p>\n

Other gems
\nBesides these numbers, the survey threw up other interesting insights. First, with the\u00a0rising levels of environmental pollution in India, risks to health are also on the rise.\u00a0Two, environmental pollution is generally associated with respiratory problems. And\u00a0three, according to experts, environmental pollution is one of the biggest causes of\u00a0skin, eye and enteric infections.<\/p>\n

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Conclusion
\nThe survey has thrown up an undisputable chain — that bathing practices have a vital\u00a0link with people\u2019s health. As compared to the high exposure to outside environment,\u00a0which leads to frequent bouts of sickness, practices such as frequency of bathing and\u00a0preferred bathing products are still way below satisfactory levels. The result of the\u00a0negative impact it has made on their health is evident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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