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Table 3 Changes in hygiene awareness of public toilet using behaviors among the respondents (n = 626)

From: Changes in residents’ hygiene awareness and behaviors in public toilets before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hangzhou, China: a two-round cross-sectional study

 

Round 1

Round 2

χ2 test

Multivariable logistic regression

Following behaviors will increase the risk of disease transmission:

Agree

n(%)

Agree

n(%)

p

Adjusted odds ratio (95 CI%)a

p

Touching contaminated toilet facilities

219(70.2)

243(77.4)

0.041

1.72(1.17,2.54)

0.006

Flushing the toilet without the lid closed

84(26.9)

94(29.9)

0.403

1.17(0.82,1.67)

0.386

Not washing one’s hands after using the toilet

242(77.6)

236(75.2)

0.479

0.89(0.61,1.30)

0.541

Not using soap to wash one’s hands after using the toilet

93(29.8)

137(43.6)

< 0.001

1.93(1.38,2.72)

< 0.001

Not drying one’s hands after washing them

47(15.1)

67(21.3)

0.042

1.40(0.92,2.13)

0.120

  1. aReference group: Round 1; adjusted odds ratios adjusted for gender, marital status, age, education levels, and monthly household income levels