The validity of domestic hygiene indicators in the scope of social and technological changes

摘要

Home hygiene plays a significant role in well-being and health of consumers. It is linked with the nature and quality of household practices and of the household technical system. At the same time the impact of the level of home hygiene on well-being and human health is related to demographic parameters such as percentage of elderly and family organisation and composition. In this paper the impact of some demographic, social and technological changes on the level of home hygiene is discussed. In conjunction the interaction between housekeeping and the achievement of home hygiene is elaborated.