Trends in social, political and technological impact factors of hygienic risks in German households.

This paper considers actual German trends of impact factors contributing to hygienic risks in domestic settings: Have there been or are there still alterations which may be relevant and which should have consequences for hygiene behavior? How is hygiene consciousness organized in the German society? Each of the alterations of hygiene determinants described below may appear to be marginal when looked at separately, thus disregarding any relationship to hygiene. However, as a whole to anticipate the conclusion they have clearly altered the hygiene risks in the household; some risks have decreased but others have grown worse. The author intends to initiate an objective discussion on home hygiene in Germany. The intention is not creating a sterile environment in the home but to realize the "hot spots" of hygiene in modern domestic settings in order to develop a targeted hygiene.