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Table 2 Self-reported hand washing (one/both hands) practice with soap (%)

From: Exploring the gap between hand washing knowledge and practices in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional comparative study

Wash hands

Survey year

Relative difference and p value

 

2006

2009

2011

2006-2009

2009-2011

2006-2011

Before taking food

   

Soap

7.9

20.0

21.8

153.16 (p<0.01)

1.8 (p<0.01)

13.8(p<0.01)

Water

84.3

77.0

75.5

−8.66 (p<0.01)

−1.5 (p<0.01)

−8.8(p<0.01)

Don’t wash

7.8

3.0

2.7

   

Before serving food

   

Soap

1.0

1.9

3.6

90.0 (p<0.01)

89.47 (ns)

260 (p<0.01)

Water

9.8

9.4

10.0

−4.08 (ns)

6.38 (ns)

2.04 (ns)

Don’t wash

89.2

88.7

86.4

   

Before cooking

   

Soap

3.3

7.1

9.1

115.15 (p<0.01)

28.17 (p<0.01)

175.76 (p<0.01)

Water

27.1

37.1

30.8

36.90 (p<0.01)

−17 (p<0.01)

13.65 (p<0.01)

Don’t wash

69.6

55.7

60.0

   

After defecation

  

Soap

71.6

86.2

88.1

20.39 (p<0.01)

2.04 (p<0.01)

23.04 (p<0.01)

Water

19.2

9.6

8.8

−50.0 (p<0.01)

−8.33 (p<0.01)

−54.17 (p<0.01)

Don’t wash

9.2

4.2

3.1

   

N

26,404

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