Table 2 Risk factors for becoming a Staphylococcal aureus carrier three weeks after start of training, univariable analysis (N = 355)

Total

355 (100)

25.1

Season

  Summer

128 (36.1)

35.2

1.0

  Winter

102 (28.7)

18.6

0.42 (0.23-0.78)

<0.01

  Spring

125 (35.2)

20.0

0.46 (0.26-0.81)

<0.01

Nonsmoker

287 (81.3)

25.4

1.0

0.84

Current smoker

66 (18.7)

24.2

0.94 (0.51-1.74)

Native Israeli

310 (88.1)

23.9

1.0

0.18

Immigrant

42 (11.9)

33.3

1.59 (0.80-3.16)

No children in household

127 (35.9)

26.8

1.0

0.54

≥1 child in household

227 (64.1)

23.8

0.85 (0.52-1.40)

Attitudes before training

 Appropriate care of skin wounds

325 (92.3)

24.0

1.0

0.28

 Inappropriate care of skin wounds

27 (7.7)

33.3

1.58 (0.68-3.67)

 No neglect of skin wounds

140 (39.6)

19.3

1.0

0.05

 Neglect of skin wounds

213 (60.4)

28.6

1.68 (1.00-2.81)

Attitudes during training

 Appropriate care of skin wounds

316 (89.3)

23.7

1.0

0.08

 Inappropriate care of skin wounds

38 (10.7)

36.8

1.87 (0.92-3.81)

 No neglect of skin wounds

159 (44.9)

18.2

1.0

<0.01

 Neglect of skin wounds

195 (55.1)

30.8

1.99 (1.20-3.30)

Practices during training

 No neglect of skin wounds

77 (22.4)

16.9

1.0

0.05

 Neglect of skin wounds

266 (77.6)

27.8

1.90 (0.99-3.63)

 No share drinking cup

261 (75.7)

27.2

1.0

0.78

 Share drinking cup

84 (24.3)

21.4

0.73 (0.41-1.31)

 No share towel

64 (18.3)

20.3

1.0

0.35

 Share towel

285 (81.7)

26.0

1.38 (0.71-2.66)