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The present study aimed to investigate children's handwashing behaviour, contamination levels and qualities of water sources used for handwashing in rural Cambodia. A field survey was conducted by simple random sampling in Kandal Leu village of Kandal Province in 2014. Only 23 children were interviewed with the informed consent of their guardians, limiting our data analysis as descriptive. Concurrently, an adenosine triphosphate test kit was used to assess their hands' contamination levels. Their water sources for handwashing were also tested for Escherichia coli and coliform. As a result, approximately 27% of children in the study areas were found not to wash their hands and 17.2% of children washed their hands more than four times a day before and after eating, after touching dirt and after toileting. Approximately 74% of the dirt could be removed from hands by washing with water. Concurrently, approximately 96% of water from traditional rainwater jars (Pieng) used for handwashing was contaminated with coliform, while 65% was contaminated with E. coli. Cambodian children in our study area used polluted rainwater for handwashing in the rainy season. This study suggests that appropriate handwashing requires safe water and educational programs on environmental and personal hygiene for parents and children.

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本研究旨在调查柬埔寨农村儿童的洗手行为、污染水平和洗手水源的质量。2014年，我们在干丹省Kandal Leu村进行了一项简单随机抽样的实地调查。只有23名儿童在监护人知情同意的情况下接受了采访，这限制了我们的数据分析的描述性。同时，使用三磷酸腺苷检测试剂盒评估他们手上的污染程度。他们的洗手水源也接受了大肠杆菌和大肠菌群的检测。结果发现，研究地区约27%的儿童不洗手，17.2%的儿童每天饭前饭后、接触污垢后和如厕后洗手四次以上。用水清洗可以去除手上大约 74% 的污垢。同时，用于洗手的传统雨水罐（Pieng）中约 96% 的水受到大肠菌污染，而 65% 则受到大肠杆菌污染。我们研究地区的柬埔寨儿童在雨季使用受污染的雨水洗手。这项研究表明，适当的洗手需要安全的水以及针对父母和儿童的环境和个人卫生教育计划。