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Table 4 Single variable analyses of association of caregivers’ hygiene habits with children’s HFMD/HA suffering

From: Caregivers: the potential infection resources for the sustaining epidemic of hand, foot, and mouth disease/herpangina in Guangdong, China?

Predictor

Cases(n/%)

(n = 330)

Controls(n/%)

(n = 330)

Unadjusted OR (95%CI)

P-Value

Washing hands before meals

   

0.012*

Almost always

171 (51.8)

152 (46.2)

1(reference)

 

Sometimes

148 (44.8)

176 (53.5)

0.74 (0.55–1.02)

 

Never

11 (3.3)

1 (0.3)

9.78 (1.25–76.62)

 

Washing hands after defecation

   

0.507

Sometimes

9 (2.7)

12 (3.6)

1.35 (0.56–3.24)

 

Almost always

321 (97.3)

318 (96.4)

1(reference)

 

Washing hands after going out

   

0.012*

No

133 (40.3)

102 (30.9)

1(reference)

 

Yes

197 (59.7)

228 (69.1)

0.66 (0.48–0.91)

 

Using soap or hand sanitizer

   

< 0.001*

No

220 (66.7)

153 (46.4)

1(reference)

 

Yes

110 (33.3)

177 (53.6)

0.43 (0.32–0.59)

 

Washing hands for 20 s

   

< 0.001*

No

247 (74.8)

161 (48.8)

1(reference)

 

Yes

83 (25.2)

169 (51.2)

0.32 (0.23–0.45)

 

Wiping hands after washing hands

   

0.001*

No

82 (24.8)

47 (14.2)

1(reference)

 

Yes

248 (75.2)

283 (85.8)

0.50 (0.34–0.75)

 
  1. *Significance difference between two groups where the P-value is less than 0.1