Table 2.
Association between the practice of consuming environmental friendly disinfectants and the self-evaluated or objectively assessed environmental knowledge regarding disinfectants among participants (n = 1,861).
| Practice of consuming environmental friendly disinfectants | Self-evaluated environmental knowledge score | Objectively assessed environmental knowledge score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ±SD | P- value | Mean ±SD | P- value | |
| Participants opinion about the statement “I pay special attention to the environmental certification label on the product, “and only buy the environmental certified disinfectant products”. | ||||
| • Agreed or strongly agreed (n = 326). | 2.68 ± 1.63 | 0.002 | 2.25 ± 1.84 | 0.182 |
| • Felt undecided, disagreed or strongly disagreed (n = 1,535). | 2.36 ± 1.70 | 2.09 ± 1.99 | ||
| Whether participant is using environmental friendly hand sanitizers? | ||||
| • Yes (n = 295). | 2.51 ± 1.82 | 0.318 | 2.16 ± 1.93 | 0.690 |
| • No (n = 1,566). | 2.40 ± 1.72 | 2.11 ± 1.98 | ||
| Whether participant' family is using environmental friendly disinfectants for household environmental disinfection? | ||||
| • Yes (n = 177). | 2.74 ± 1.68 | 0.011 | 2.40 ± 1.81 | 0.046 |
| • No (n = 1,684). | 2.39 ± 1.75 | 2.09 ± 1.98 | ||