Table 3.
Perceived usefulness and practice of preventive measures against human A/H7N9 influenza infections
| Control measures that can protect from A/H7N9 infections | Thought it was useful for prevention | Always or usually practicing currently | Attitude vs. Practice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | p-value | |
| Personal hygiene practices | |||||
| Wash hands more | 888 | 87.2 | 990 | 97.1 | 0.260* |
| Use soap to wash hands | 900 | 88.5 | 740 | 72.6 | 0.003 |
| Do not share utensils | 852 | 83.9 | 466 | 45.9 | <0.001 |
| Wear mask when sick | 961 | 94.4 | 386 | 39.0 | 0.576 |
| Bring own utensils during meals | 626 | 62.0 | 16 | 1.6 | 0.314* |
| Avoid going to public places and use public transport | 592 | 58.4 | 71 | 7.0 | <0.001 |
| Avoid source of A/H7N9 virus | |||||
| Avoid contacting with live poultry | 949 | 93.1 | 767 | 75.2 | <0.001 |
| Avoid eating poultry | 568 | 56.0 | 183 | 17.9 | <0.001 |
| Avoid going the places having H7N9 confirmed cases | 820 | 80.9 | 569 | 55.8 | <0.001 |
| Had taken at least 6 out of all 9 measures above | 825 | 80.9 | 192 | 18.8 | <0.001 |
*Fisher’s exact test
Differences between the two groups were tested by Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test. Statistical significant level was set to p < 0.05