Table 3 Determinants of a higher frequency of hand washing because of A(H1N1) recommendations, France, January 2010 to April 2010

Age group

0,001

>10^-3

0 - 14 years

762

1,31

1,07-1,61

0,009

1,33

1,08 - 1,63

0,007

15 - 29 years

370

0,77

0,59 - 1,02

0,069

0,77

0,58 - 1,01

0,059

30 -64 years

1 550

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

65 years and more

553

1,24

1,00 - 1,54

0,047

1,22

0,98 - 1,52

0,072

Gender

male

1 435

0,77

0,66 - 0,91

0,002

0,76

0,65 - 0,90

0,001

female

1 800

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

At risk individual

yes

781

1,30

1,08 - 1,57

0,005

no

2 454

ref

ref

ref

A(H1N1)2009 vaccination

yes

359

1,44

1,11 - 1,87

0,006

1,40

1,07 - 1,81

0,012

no

2 875

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

Self defined flu case

yes

29

0,89

0,39 - 2,02

0,785

no

3 206

ref

ref

ref

Presence of a child <5 years in the household

yes

470

1,13

0,90 - 1,42

0,296

no

2 765

ref

ref

ref

Occupation of the head of the family

0,015

manual worker

594

ref

ref

ref

farmer

58

1,10

0,15 - 8,47

0,921

self employed

164

1,25

0,47 - 3,30

0,652

higher professional and managerial occupation

472

0,76

0,35 - 1,64

0,486

intermediate occupation

357

1,24

0,60 - 2,56

0,556

clerical

563

1,30

0,65 - 2,57

0,456

retired

903

0,37

0,17 - 0,79

0,010

student

28

3,47

0,70 - 17,16

0,127

unemployed

96

1,15

0,41 - 3,20

0,792

Town size

0,098

0,070

< 20000 inhabitants

1 517

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

ref

20000 - 100000 inhabitants

399

1,15

0,89 - 1,49

0,281

1,14

0,88 - 1,47

0,324

≥ 100000 inhabitants

1 319

1,21

1,01 - 1,45

0,035

1,23

1,03 - 1,48

0,022

Household size

0,157

1 person

701

ref

ref

ref

2 persons

965

0,83

0,67 - 1,02

0,076

3 persons

574

0,83

0,65 - 1,07

0,155

4 persons and more

995

0,99

0,79 - 1,24

0,955