Table 5 Practices and reasons for spitting into toilets, n (%) (N = 300)
From: A mixed-methods study on toilet hygiene practices among Chinese in Hong Kong
Do you think that | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly Agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Most men would spit in the urinal before urinating | 38 (13.2) | 136 (47.2) | 105 (36.5) | 9 (3.1) |
The environment/smell of public toilet makes users want to spit | 62 (20.8) | 133 (44.6) | 88 (29.5) | 15 (5.0) |
Spitting before urinating helps to release pressure | 95 (32.1) | 183 (61.8) | 16 (5.4) | 2 (0.7) |
Spitting in the urinals because there is no other preferable place to spit | 58 (19.7) | 105 (35.6) | 119 (40.3) | 13 (4.4) |
It is most convenient to spitting in urinals in public toilets | 51 (17.3) | 118 (40.0) | 113 (38.3) | 13 (4.4) |
It is most hygienic to spitting in urinals in public toilets | 81 (27.4) | 138 (46.6) | 68 (23.0) | 9 (3.0) |