Table 5.
Analysis of differences in characteristics between participants who reported adherence to the Public Health Agency’s handwashing recommendation and those who did not
| Compliance to handwashing recommendationsa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| N = 2121 (74.4) | N = 731 (25.6) | ||
| Predictor | n (%) | n (%) | P-value |
| Age at inclusion (years), mean (SD)b | 31.1 (4.4) | 30.5 (4.1) | < 0.001 |
| Country of birth | |||
| Sweden | 1898 (74.4) | 652 (25.6) | 0.902 |
| Other country | 181 (74.8) | 61 (25.2) | |
| Siblings in household | |||
| Yes | 935 (75.7) | 300 (24.3) | 0.131 |
| No | 1088 (73.2) | 399 (26.8) | |
| Type of housing | |||
| House | 1091 (76.1) | 342 (23.9) | 0.022 |
| Apartment | 942 (73.4) | 342 (26.6) | |
| Farm | 38 (63.3) | 22 (36.7) | |
| Other | 9 (56.3) | 7 (43.8) | |
| Highest educational levelc | |||
| Low | 64 (76.2) | 20 (23.8) | 0.484 |
| Middle | 601 (75.9) | 191 (24.1) | |
| High | 1412 (73.8) | 502 (26.2) | |
| Remote work | |||
| Yes | 29 (69.0) | 13 (31.0) | 0.835 |
| Partly | 62 (74.7) | 21 (25.6) | |
| No | 1691 (74.4) | 583 (25.6) | |
| Does not work | 295 (75.4) | 96 (24.6) | |
Analysis based on reported data on handwashing in Q1. Data are presented as n (%) and P-value based on Pearson Chi-Square test unless otherwise indicated
aDefined as handwashing with soap seven times per day or more, in accordance with the Public Health Agency’s guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-reported questionnaire data, answered during the pandemic.
bIndependent-samples t-test
cLow educational level was defined as elementary school or lower, middle educational level as secondary school, and high educational level as university studies