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Table 1 Regression analysis of respondents’ self-reported hand hygiene practices in relation with their country of origin

From: Hand hygiene practices during meal preparation—a ranking among ten European countries

Variable

Likelihood of cleaning hands immediately after touching raw chicken? (N = 7866)

Model 1

 Country

β

SE

OR (95% CI)

p

 France

-1.15

0.99

0.32 (0.26; 0.39)

0.00

 Germany

-0.89

0.1

0.41 (0.33; 0.5)

0.00

 Greece

-0.29

0.09

0.75 (0.62; 0.91)

0.00

 Hungary

-1.01

0.09

0.36 (0.3; 0.44)

0.00

 Norway

-0.61

0.09

0.54 (0.45; 0.66)

0.00

 Portugal

-0.8

0.1

0.45 (0.37; 0.55)

0.00

 Romania

-0.92

0.09

0.4 (0.33; 0.48)

0.00

 Spain

-1.03

0.09

0.36 (0.29; 0.43)

0.00

 UK

-0.42

0.09

0.65 (0.54; 0.79)

0.00

Denmark

0a

 

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Proper hand cleaning methods after touching raw chicken (N  =  7866)

 Model 2

  Country

β

SE

OR (95% CI)

p

  France

-1.02

0.1

0.36 (0.29; 0.44)

0.00

  Germany

-0.87

0.1

0.42 (0.34; 0.52)

0.00

  Greece

-0.27

0.07

0.76 (0.62; 0.93)

0.00

  Hungary

-1.3

0.1

0.28 (0.23; 0.34)

0.00

  Norway

-0.36

0.09

0.69 (0.57; 0.85)

0.00

  Portugal

-1.08

0.1

0.34 (0.27; 0.42)

0.00

  Romania

-0.8

0.1

0.45 (0.37; 0.55)

0.00

  Spain

-0.82

0.1

0.44 (0.36; 0.54)

0.00

  UK

-1.47

0.1

0.23 (0.19; 0.28)

0.00

Denmark

0a

 

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Washing hands after touching a high-risk item (N  =  9966)

 Model 3

  Country

β

SE

OR (95% CI)

p

  Denmark

-0.28

0.04

0.75 (0.6; 0.94)

0.01

  France

-0.66

0.1

0.52 (0.41; 0.64)

0.00

  Germany

-0.3

0.09

0.73 (0.59; 0.92)

0.00

  Hungary

-0.23

0.03

0.79 (0.63; 0.99)

0.03

  Norway

-0.610

0.1

0.54 (0.43; 0.67)

0.00

  Portugal

-0.61

0.1

0.54 (0.43; 0.67)

0.00

  Romania

-0.31

0.09

0.73 (0.58; 0.92)

0.00

  Spain

-0.64

0.1

0.52 (0.42; 0.65)

0.00

  UK

-0.41

0.09

0.66 (0.53; 0.82)

0.00

  Greece

0a

 

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Proper hand cleaning methods (N  =  9966)

 Model 4

  Country

β

SE

OR (95% CI)

p

  France

-0.64

0.09

0.53 (0.43; 0.64)

0.00

  Germany

-0.4

0.09

0.66 (0.55; 0.8)

0.00

  Greece

-0.17

0.07

0.83 (0.68; 1.02)

0.08

  Hungary

-0.47

0.09

0.63 (0.52; 0.76)

0.00

  Norway

-0.15

0.9

0.85 (0.7; 1.04)

0.11

  Portugal

-0.55

0.1

0.58 (0.47; 0.7)

0.00

  Romania

-0.21

0.09

0.8 (0.66; 0.98)

0.03

  Spain

-0.4

0.1

0.67 (0.55; 0.81)

0.00

  UK

-1.36

0.09

0.25 (0.21; 0.3)

0.00

Denmark

0a

 

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  1. β = Regression coefficient, SE = Standard Error, OR (95% CI) = Odds ratio (95% confidence interval), areference point, N = Number of valid answers, green = “safer than others”; red = fewer safe practices