Table 2 Comparison of observed and expected number of critical events for handwashing during structured observation (SO) among households during a 90-minute observation, rural Bangladesh, 2007
Variables | Observed in long observation households (unadjusted) | Expected in short observation households (adjusted) | Observed in short observation households (adjusted) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 49) | (n = 50) | |||
Mean number of events(all types) | 6.7 (SE 0.37) | 1.91 | 2.0 (SE 0.62) | 0.78 |
Mean number of food preparation events | 1.0 (SE 0.10) | 0.14 | 0.25 (SE 0.23) | 0.38 |
Mean number of food serving events | 1.3 (SE 0.15) | 0.27 | 0.5 (SE 0.28) | 0.12 |
Mean number of eating events | 1.3 (SE 0.13) | 0.45 | 0.25 (SE 0.18) | 0.04 |
Mean number of child feeding events | 2.3 (SE 0.20) | 0.64 | 0.75 (SE 0.40) | 0.61 |
Mean number of defecation events | 0.06 (SE 0.03) | 0.03 | 0.00 (SE 0.03) | 0.06 |
Mean number of events of cleaning a child who defecated | 0.61 (SE 0.12) | 0.22 | 0.25 (SD 0.10) | 0.52 |