In a survey conducted in Australia in 2019, regarding which methods parents and caregivers believed were the most effective in preventing children from getting colds, 46 percent of the respondents stated that they believed that washing hands frequently was the most effective way to prevent colds. Contrastingly, only three percent of parents and caregivers stated that taking multivitamins was the most effective way to prevent children from catching colds in Australia.
Strategies which parents believed were the most effective in preventing colds in children in Australia in 2019
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RCH. (August 7, 2019). Strategies which parents believed were the most effective in preventing colds in children in Australia in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069734/australia-strategies-parents-believed-were-effective-in-preventing-child-colds/
RCH. "Strategies which parents believed were the most effective in preventing colds in children in Australia in 2019." Chart. August 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069734/australia-strategies-parents-believed-were-effective-in-preventing-child-colds/
RCH. (2019). Strategies which parents believed were the most effective in preventing colds in children in Australia in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069734/australia-strategies-parents-believed-were-effective-in-preventing-child-colds/
RCH. "Strategies Which Parents Believed Were The Most Effective in Preventing Colds in Children in Australia in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069734/australia-strategies-parents-believed-were-effective-in-preventing-child-colds/
RCH, Strategies which parents believed were the most effective in preventing colds in children in Australia in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069734/australia-strategies-parents-believed-were-effective-in-preventing-child-colds/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Strategies which parents believed were the most effective in preventing colds in children in Australia in 2019 [Graph], RCH, August 7, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1069734/australia-strategies-parents-believed-were-effective-in-preventing-child-colds/