Insights through Surveys and Reports

In this global websurvey, we gather insights from general public from ~15,000 respondents in 15 countries aged 16-85 years. The most recent Hygiene and Health survey covers a wide variety of topics from sustainability, public hygiene, incontinence and menstruation, and general health stigma’s. This study highlights attitudes, behaviors and mindsets around a broad range of hygiene and health areas. The field research was carried out Dec 2019 to Jan 2020, and was complemented in July 2020 with a deep dive in 10 countries around hygiene and health questions around the Corona pandemic.​

We offer insights by combining research findings, statistical evidence, successful cases and testimonies from people whose voices are rarely heard. We also highlight solutions and actions that we find critical for improving hygiene and health standards across the globe and for every part of life’s course.

Listen to a short video interview with our Sheba Varghese, VP Communications Consumer Goods, on key insights and interpretations of the findings of the findings of the 2020-2021 survey.

Scroll through our infographic to get the highlights of the 2020-2021 results in a nice visual flow.

Also available for: Sweden | Germany | France | Italy | The Netherlands | Russia | USA | Mexico | United Kingdom | Spain

We have also integrated the survey results into our podcast series covering several topics of the survey with external speakers and Essity experts.