Table 3.
Variables with a p-value < 0.2 in the univariable binary logistic regression model.
| Variables HOUSEHOLDS |
Modalities | All Households (122 Households) 1 | Households with Negative-Tested Animals (91) | Households with Positive-Tested Animals (31) | Univariable Regression |
| Number of positive household members | 1 >1 |
55 67 |
46 (37.7%) 45 (36.9%) |
9 (7.4%) 22 (18.0%) |
0.041 |
| Minors in the household |
No Yes |
75 47 |
62 (50.8%) 29 (23.8%) |
13 (10.7%) 18 (14.7%) |
0.011 |
| Variables HOUSEHOLD- MEMBERS |
Modalities | All household members (336 people) | Household members from households with negative-tested animals (241) | Household members from households with positive-tested animals (95) | Univariable regression |
| Contact time of the household members with the animals | <10 min a day 10 min–2 h a day 2–8 h a day >8 h a day |
16 150 110 58 |
13 (3.9%) 96 (28.7%) 83 (24.8%) 47 (14.1%) |
3 (0.9%) 54 (16.2%) 27 (8.1%) 11 (3.3%) |
0.043 |
| Handwashing with soap | ≤4 times/day 5–6 times/day ≥7 times/day |
94 104 125 |
65 (20.1%) 68 (21.1%) 97 (30.0%) |
29 (9.0%) 36 (11.1%) 28 (8.7%) |
0.113 |
| Variables CATS | Modalities | All cats (172 cats) |
SARS-CoV-2-negative cats (135) |
SARS-CoV-2-positive cats (37) | Univariable regression |
| Outdoor access | Exclusively in the flat Access to balcony/terrace or <2 h/day ≥2 h per day outside |
19 90 63 |
15 (8.7%) 63 (36.6%) 57 (33.2%) |
4 (2.3%) 27 (15.7%) 6 (3.5%) |
0.015 |
| Licking hands | Never/rarely Often (daily)/very often (several times a day) |
116 54 |
97 (57.0%) 36 (21.2%) |
19 (11.2%) 18 (10.6%) |
0.015 |
| Licking face | Never/rarely Often (daily)/very often (several times a day) |
152 18 |
126 (74.1%) 7 (4.1%) |
26 (15.3%) 11 (6.5%) |
<0.001 |
| Receiving treats | Never/rarely Often (daily)/very often (several times a day) |
71 97 |
50 (29.8%) 83 (49.4%) |
21 (12.5%) 14 (8.3%) |
0.019 |
| Receiving food * | 1–2x daily >2x daily |
98 62 |
83 (51.9%) 43 (26.9%) |
15 (9.4%) 19 (11.8%) |
0.023 |
| Removing droppings of the cat (garden/litterbox) | ≤2x daily >2x daily |
144 24 |
123 (73.2%) 9 (5.4%) |
21 (12.5%) 15 (8.9%) |
<0.001 |
| Cleaning litterbox (e.g., changing sand, washing, and disinfecting) | <1x per week 1x per week >1x per week |
87 39 33 |
73 (45.9%) 27 (17.0%) 27 (17.0%) |
14 (8.8%) 12 (7.5%) 6 (3.7%) |
0.166 |
| Variables DOGS | Modalities | All dogs (49 dogs) |
SARS-CoV-2-negative dogs (37) | SARS-CoV-2-positive dogs (12) | Univariable regression |
| Pre-existing conditions | Yes No |
8 34 |
4 (9.5%) 28 (66.7%) |
4 (9.5%) 6 (14.3%) |
0.066 |
| Receiving kisses | Never/rarely Often (daily)/very often |
31 18 |
21 (42.9%) 16 (32.6%) |
10 (20.4%) 2 (4.1%) |
0.112 |
| Receiving food * | 1-2x daily Over 2x daily |
29 19 |
25 (52.1%) 12 (25.0%) |
4 (8.3%) 7 (14.6%) |
0.072 |
1 Households with no responses or the answer “I do not know” to the questions are not listed. * Responses of less than 1x feeding per day are excluded, as it can be assumed that the respondent misunderstood this question and only referred to him/herself.