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The disturbing statistic comes after a firm analysed the toilet habits of more than 100,000 people
Concerns: Men are worryingly relaxed with their cleanliness
Mens’ dirty toilet habits have been revealed after a new study showed just 38% wash their hands after going to the loo.
The disturbing statistic was revealed after a firm analysed the toilet habits of more than 100,000 people.
The figure for handwashing figure for women was 60%, according to the study.
The shaming tests were carried out in offices in the UK and other European countries and were conducted by placing sensors on washroom doors and hand wash dispensers.
Lavatory: The study found that women were considerably more likely to wash their hands after using the toilet
Rentokil Initial said the results from the trials of the HygieneConnect were displayed on monitors in real-time, which pushed up hand washing rates dramatically by 90% within two days, before stabilising at between 80% and 85%.
Marketing and innovation director Stewart Power said: "Good hand hygiene is essential in some industries, such as food processing, but it also helps stop the spread of disease in everyday life.
"One day every washroom will have some sort of monitoring system to give us that nudge to wash our hands.
"This is the first system that provides anonymous data back to washroom users and we have seen that it changes behaviour and genuinely reduces the risk of cross contamination."
The study comes after footage emerged last month of a giant millipede emerging into a toilet pan.
The horrifying sight is enough to make even the most laid back toilet user double check before taking a seat on the lavatory.
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