Monitoring results of health hazard factors at barbershops in 6 cities of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, 2021

Objective To investigate the basic health status of barbershops in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, evaluate the health risks according to the main health hazard factors, and provide a basis for further strengthening the health management in public places and enhancing the prevention and control ability of infectious disease.

Methods In 2021, 63 barbershops in 6 cities of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomens Region were selected to monitor health hazard factors in indoor air quality and public articles.

Results A total of 4 130 samples were collected from the 63 barbershops in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in 2021. The qualified rates of indoor air quality indices ranged from 50.00% to 100.00%, among which the qualified rates of noise, relative humidity and PM_2.5 were relatively low, which were 50.00%, 75.00%, and 86.82%, respectively. The qualified rates of total bacterial count on public articles ranged from 66.17% to 94.78%, with towels having the lowest qualified rate of 66.17%. Towels also showed a relatively low qualified rate of pH(70.00%). For coliform bacteria and Staphylococcus aureus on public articles, the qualified rates were 100.00% except for coliform bacteria on towels(99.67%).

Conclusion The health status of barbershops in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is generally good. However, the qualified rates are relatively low for noise, relative humidity, PM_2.5, pH of towels, and total bacteria count on public articles. These factors pose health risks and we suggest further strengthening the supervision of health status in barbershops.