Table 2 Attitudes of children towards classroom hand hygiene

Motivations

'smells nice'

'quicker than soap'

'hands clean and nice'

'easier than soap'

'germs are washed away'

'don't need sink'

'you can see soap all over hand'

'I like the smell'

'The doctor's gel felt fresher on your hands'

Barriers

'too many children - making classroom wet'

'too smelly'

'too much shoving and pushing'

'hands felt funny'

'takes too long'

'had a scratch and then it stings'

'too many people dripping soap over everyone while waiting'

'Pen ink doesn't come off with gel.'

'too much rush'

' [I liked the] Doctor's gel but I didn't like the smell'

'didn't like to use wet towel'