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. 2011 Dec 15;60(1):46–56. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2011.570398

TABLE 3.

Self-reported Health Behaviors Based on ILI Status, Identification of Close Contacts With ILI, and Reported Changes in Behavior

Have you engaged in any of the following preventive health behaviors? (Choose all that apply) Isolated
Washed hands
Sanitizer
Avoidance
Covered mouth
Disinfected
Rearranged
Mask
Meds
Total n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n % n %
No ILI 107 19 17.8 96 89.7 50 46.7 19 17.8 95 88.8 59 55.1 9 8.4 4 3.7 18 16.8
   No contacts
   Changes in behavior
No ILI 173 30 17.3 133 76.9 97 56.1 23 13.3 130 75.1 64 37.0 14 8.1 8 4.6 20 11.6
   No contacts
   No changes in behavior
Had ILI 34 6 17.7 27 79.4 22 64.7 7 20.6 25 73.5 19 55.9 1 2.9 2 5.9 4 11.8
   No contacts
   Changes in behavior
Had ILI 32 6 18.8 28 87.5 25 78.1 4 12.5 30 93.8 15 46.9 4 12.5 1 3.1 5 15.6
   No contacts
   No changes in behavior
No ILI 101 27 23.7 93 92.1 76 75.3 14 13.9 88 87.1 58 57.4 6 5.9 2 2.0 17 16.8
   Had contacts
   Changes in behavior
No ILI 63 7 11.1 41 65.1 34 54.0 3 4.8 49 77.8 19 30.2 1 1.6 1 1.6 2 3.2
   Had contacts
   No changes in behavior
Had ILI 119 50 42.0 105 88.2 93 78.2 28 23.5 108 90.8 74 62.2 8 6.7 4 3.4 28 23.5
   Had contacts
   Changes in behavior
Had ILI 51 8 15.7 38 74.5 25 49.0 6 11.8 37 72.6 22 43.1 2 3.9 2 3.9 8 15.7
   Had contacts
   No changes in behavior

Note. ILI = influenza-like illness.